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Eileen Brennan‌

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Female

Birthday

calendar1932-09-03

Popularity

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Eileen Brennan

Los Angeles, California, USA

Eileen Brennan

Los Angeles, California, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1932-09-03

Popularity

star12.3

Biography

Eileen Brennan (September 3, 1932 – July 28, 2013) was an American actress who was known for her versatile performances in film, television, and theater. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Captain Doreen Lewis in the 1980 comedy film Private Benjamin. She also won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Mrs. Hughes in the television series Newhart. Brennan was born in Los Angeles, California, and began her acting career in the theater. She made her Broadway debut in 1963 in the musical Little Mary Sunshine. She went on to appear in several other Broadway musicals, including Hello, Dolly! and Annie. Brennan made her film debut in the 1967 satire Divorce American Style. She followed this with supporting roles in the films The Last Picture Show (1971), The Cheap Detective (1978), and The First Wives Club (1996). She also starred in the films Clue (1985) and Sister Act (1992). In addition to her film and theater work, Brennan also had a successful television career. She appeared in numerous television shows, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Cheers, and Will & Grace. She died on July 28, 2013, at the age of 80, from complications of multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer that affects plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that helps the body fight infection. Brennan was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2001. She underwent treatment, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy. She continued to work and act throughout her treatment, and she even appeared in the 2011 film The Big Year. In 2013, Brennan's health began to decline. She died on July 28, 2013, at her home in Los Angeles. She was survived by her husband, David John Lampson, and her daughter, Emily.

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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous‌
star5.7
calendar 2005

Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin‌
star5.9
calendar 1980

Daisy Miller

Daisy Miller‌
star6.1
calendar 1974

At Long Last Love

At Long Last Love‌
star5.4
calendar 1975

Knuckle

Knuckle‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Hustle

Hustle‌
star5.7
calendar 1975

Murder by Death

Murder by Death‌
star7.2
calendar 1976

Scarecrow

Scarecrow‌
star7.0
calendar 1973

Jeepers Creepers

Jeepers Creepers‌
star6.5
calendar 2001

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary‌
star5.5
calendar 2022

The Sting

The Sting‌
star8.0
calendar 1973

Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland‌
star5.6
calendar 1986

White Palace

White Palace‌
star6.1
calendar 1990

If These Walls Could Talk

If These Walls Could Talk‌
star6.5
calendar 1996

The Hollow

The Hollow‌
star4.9
calendar 2004

FM

FM‌
star6.8
calendar 1978

The Great Smokey Roadblock

The Great Smokey Roadblock‌
star5.8
calendar 1978

Comic Book Villains

Comic Book Villains‌
star5.4
calendar 2002

The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective‌
star6.2
calendar 1978

Clue

Clue‌
star7.2
calendar 1985

In Search of Dr. Seuss

In Search of Dr. Seuss‌
star7.8
calendar 1994

The Amateurs

The Amateurs‌
star5.6
calendar 2006

Stella

Stella‌
star5.7
calendar 1990

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking‌
star5.7
calendar 1988

Boys Life 2

Boys Life 2‌
star5.5
calendar 1997

The Fourth Wise Man

The Fourth Wise Man‌
star6.8
calendar 1985

Toothless

Toothless‌
star5.3
calendar 1997

I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore

I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore‌
star4.6
calendar 1992

Lily for President?

Lily for President?‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Pandemonium

Pandemonium‌
star4.6
calendar 1982

Changing Habits

Changing Habits‌
star1.3
calendar 1997

Come Die With Me

Come Die With Me‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show‌
star7.6
calendar 1971

The Lies Boys Tell

The Lies Boys Tell‌
star5.0
calendar 1994

The Death of Richie

The Death of Richie‌
star6.7
calendar 1977

The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight‌
star5.8
calendar 1973

Dumb Luck

Dumb Luck‌
star5.0
calendar 2003

Sticky Fingers

Sticky Fingers‌
star6.8
calendar 1988

The Last Great Ride

The Last Great Ride‌
star4.7
calendar 1999

The History of White People in America

The History of White People in America‌
star6.2
calendar 1985

Texasville

Texasville‌
star5.9
calendar 1990

Going to the Chapel

Going to the Chapel‌
star5.0
calendar 1988

Answers

Answers‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas

Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas‌
star9.0
calendar 1991

The Art of 'The Sting'

The Art of 'The Sting'‌
star6.0
calendar 2005

My Old Man

My Old Man‌
star3.0
calendar 1979

The Night That Panicked America

The Night That Panicked America‌
star7.2
calendar 1975

Deadly Intentions... Again?

Deadly Intentions... Again?‌
star5.0
calendar 1991

Recycle Rex

Recycle Rex‌
star5.2
calendar 1993

Pants on Fire

Pants on Fire‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary

Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Trail of Tears

Trail of Tears‌
star3.0
calendar 1995

The Funny Farm

The Funny Farm‌
star3.0
calendar 1983

The Star Wagon

The Star Wagon‌
star7.0
calendar 1966

My Name Is Kate

My Name Is Kate‌
star6.0
calendar 1994

It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

Precious Victims

Precious Victims‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

The Fartiste

The Fartiste‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

The History of White People in America: Volume II

The History of White People in America: Volume II‌
star9.0
calendar 1986

Naked Run

Naked Run‌
star1.5
calendar 2011

Working

Working‌
star4.3
calendar 1982

My Father's House

My Father's House‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Reckless

Reckless‌
star6.4
calendar 1995

Nourish the Beast

Nourish the Beast‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Rented Lips

Rented Lips‌
star4.2
calendar 1987

When She Was Bad...

When She Was Bad...‌
star5.0
calendar 1979

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story‌
star6.0
calendar 1992

Incident at Crestridge

Incident at Crestridge‌
star5.0
calendar 1981

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife‌
star7.3
calendar 1987

Nunzio's Second Cousin

Nunzio's Second Cousin‌
star5.5
calendar 1994

Divorce American Style

Divorce American Style‌
star5.8
calendar 1967

When the Circus Came to Town

When the Circus Came to Town‌
star6.0
calendar 1981

Playmates

Playmates‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday‌
star5.8
calendar 1995

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Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.‌
star7.3
calendar 1980

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.5
calendar 1984

Mad About You

Mad About You‌
star6.7
calendar 1992

American Dreamer

American Dreamer‌
star6.0
calendar 1990

thirtysomething

thirtysomething‌
star6.3
calendar 1987

Home Improvement

Home Improvement‌
star7.4
calendar 1991

All in the Family

All in the Family‌
star7.8
calendar 1971

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt‌
star8.0
calendar 1989

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show‌
star5.6
calendar 1962

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

Newhart

Newhart‌
star7.2
calendar 1982

Kojak

Kojak‌
star6.9
calendar 1973

A New Kind of Family

A New Kind of Family‌
star5.0
calendar 1979

The Ray Bradbury Theater

The Ray Bradbury Theater‌
star6.9
calendar 1985

7th Heaven

7th Heaven‌
star6.4
calendar 1996

Will & Grace

Will & Grace‌
star6.8
calendar 1998

Lizzie McGuire

Lizzie McGuire‌
star7.2
calendar 2001

ER

ER‌
star7.8
calendar 1994

Doctors' Hospital

Doctors' Hospital‌
star5.0
calendar 1975

All That Glitters

All That Glitters‌
star9.0
calendar 1977

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In‌
star6.4
calendar 1967

Gravedale High

Gravedale High‌
star6.0
calendar 1990

Off the Rack

Off the Rack‌
star5.0
calendar 1985

13 Queens Blvd.

13 Queens Blvd.‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin‌
star6.1
calendar 1981

Jack's Place

Jack's Place‌
star8.0
calendar 1992

Taxi

Taxi‌
star7.2
calendar 1978

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.5
calendar 1984

Black Beauty

Black Beauty‌
star6.9
calendar 1978

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife‌
star7.3
calendar 1971

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones‌
star6.9
calendar 1973

The Fearing Mind

The Fearing Mind‌
star4.0
calendar 2000

Dinah!

Dinah!‌
star6.5
calendar 1974

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney‌
star6.6
calendar 1997

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine‌
star7.1
calendar 2000

Veronica's Closet

Veronica's Closet‌
star5.1
calendar 1997

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards‌
star6.8
calendar 1944

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards‌
star6.8
calendar 1944