Eileen Brennan

Eileen Brennan

Acting

Birthday

1932/09/03

Day of death

2013/07/28 (80 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also know as

艾琳·布伦南, Verla Eileen Regina Brennan, Verla Eileen Regina Brennen, آیلین برنان

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, an...Read more

Acting
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
5.8

(2005) Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

as Carol Fields

Private Benjamin
5.9

(1980) Private Benjamin

as Capt. Doreen Lewis

Daisy Miller
6.1

(1974) Daisy Miller

as Mrs. Walker

At Long Last Love
5.2

(1975) At Long Last Love

as Elizabeth

Knuckle
0.0

(1975) Knuckle

as Delafield's Mistress

Hustle
5.7

(1975) Hustle

as Paula Hollinger

Murder by Death
7.2

(1976) Murder by Death

as Tess Skeffington

Scarecrow
7.0

(1973) Scarecrow

as Darlene

Jeepers Creepers
6.5

(2001) Jeepers Creepers

as The Cat Lady

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
5.5

(2022) Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Sting
8.0

(1973) The Sting

as Billie

Babes in Toyland
5.5

(1986) Babes in Toyland

as Mrs. Piper / Widow Hubbard

White Palace
6.1

(1990) White Palace

as Judy

If These Walls Could Talk
6.6

(1996) If These Walls Could Talk

as Tessie

The Hollow
4.9

(2004) The Hollow

as Joan Van Etten

FM
6.7

(1978) FM

as Mother

The Great Smokey Roadblock
5.9

(1978) The Great Smokey Roadblock

as Penelope

Comic Book Villains
5.4

(2002) Comic Book Villains

as Mrs. Cresswell

The Cheap Detective
6.2

(1978) The Cheap Detective

as Betty DeBoop

Clue
7.2

(1985) Clue

as Mrs. Peacock

In Search of Dr. Seuss
7.8

(1994) In Search of Dr. Seuss

as The Who-Villain

The Amateurs
5.6

(2006) The Amateurs

as Mrs. Cherkiss

Stella
5.8

(1990) Stella

as Mrs. Wilkerson

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
5.8

(1988) The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

as Miss Bannister

Boys Life 2
5.5

(1997) Boys Life 2

as Mrs. Randozza

The Fourth Wise Man
6.9

(1985) The Fourth Wise Man

as Judith

Toothless
5.3

(1997) Toothless

as Joe #1

I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
4.6

(1992) I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore

as Frieda

Lily for President?
0.0

(1982) Lily for President?

as Maggie

Pandemonium
4.6

(1982) Pandemonium

as Candy's Mom

Changing Habits
1.3

(1997) Changing Habits

as Mother Superior

Come Die With Me
0.0

(1974) Come Die With Me

as ---

The Last Picture Show
7.7

(1971) The Last Picture Show

as Genevieve

The Lies Boys Tell
5.0

(1994) The Lies Boys Tell

as Sada

The Death of Richie
6.7

(1977) The Death of Richie

as Carol Werner

The Blue Knight
5.8

(1973) The Blue Knight

as Glenda

Dumb Luck
5.0

(2003) Dumb Luck

as Minnie Hitchcock

Sticky Fingers
6.4

(1988) Sticky Fingers

as Stella

The Last Great Ride
4.7

(1999) The Last Great Ride

as Pamela 'Mimi' Applegate

The History of White People in America
6.2

(1985) The History of White People in America

as ---

Texasville
6.0

(1990) Texasville

as Genevieve Morgan

Going to the Chapel
5.0

(1988) Going to the Chapel

as Maude

Answers
0.0

(1985) Answers

as Amanda Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")

Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
9.0

(1991) Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas

as Self

The Art of 'The Sting'
6.0

(2005) The Art of 'The Sting'

as Self

My Old Man
3.0

(1979) My Old Man

as Marie

The Night That Panicked America
7.2

(1975) The Night That Panicked America

as Ann Muldoon

Deadly Intentions... Again?
5.0

(1991) Deadly Intentions... Again?

as Charlotte

Recycle Rex
5.4

(1993) Recycle Rex

as Rose (voice)

Pants on Fire
0.0

(1998) Pants on Fire

as Mom

Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
0.0

(1982) Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary

as Aunt Angelique Lane

Trail of Tears
3.0

(1995) Trail of Tears

as Clara

The Funny Farm
3.0

(1983) The Funny Farm

as Gail Corbin

The Star Wagon
7.0

(1966) The Star Wagon

as Hallie

My Name Is Kate
6.0

(1994) My Name Is Kate

as Barbara Mannix

0.0

(1989) It Had to Be You

as Judith

Precious Victims
7.0

(1993) Precious Victims

as Minnie

The Fartiste
0.0

(1987) The Fartiste

as ---

The History of White People in America: Volume II
9.0

(1986) The History of White People in America: Volume II

as ---

Naked Run
1.5

(2011) Naked Run

as Gram Malone

Working
4.3

(1982) Working

as Millworker

My Father's House
0.0

(1975) My Father's House

as Mrs. Lindholm Sr.

Reckless
6.4

(1995) Reckless

as Sister Margaret

Nourish the Beast
0.0

(1974) Nourish the Beast

as Baba Goya

Rented Lips
4.2

(1987) Rented Lips

as Hotel Desk Clerk

When She Was Bad...
5.0

(1979) When She Was Bad...

as Mary Jensen

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
6.0

(1992) Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story

as Vicky Martin

Incident at Crestridge
5.0

(1981) Incident at Crestridge

as Sara Davis

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
7.3

(1987) Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

as Sylvia

Nunzio's Second Cousin
5.5

(1994) Nunzio's Second Cousin

as Mrs. Randazzo

Divorce American Style
5.8

(1967) Divorce American Style

as Eunice Tase

When the Circus Came to Town
6.0

(1981) When the Circus Came to Town

as Jessy

Playmates
0.0

(1972) Playmates

as Amy

Freaky Friday
5.8

(1995) Freaky Friday

as Principal Handel

Magnum, P.I.
7.2

(1980) Magnum, P.I.

as ---

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Loretta Lee

Mad About You
6.7

(1992) Mad About You

as Inspector #10

American Dreamer
6.0

(1990) American Dreamer

as ---

thirtysomething
6.3

(1987) thirtysomething

as ---

Home Improvement
7.4

(1991) Home Improvement

as Wanda

All in the Family
7.8

(1971) All in the Family

as Angelique McCarthy

Tales from the Crypt
8.0

(1989) Tales from the Crypt

as Ruth Sanderson

The Merv Griffin Show
5.6

(1962) The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Walker, Texas Ranger
7.0

(1993) Walker, Texas Ranger

as Joelle

Newhart
7.1

(1982) Newhart

as ---

Kojak
7.0

(1973) Kojak

as Julie Loring

A New Kind of Family
5.0

(1979) A New Kind of Family

as ---

The Ray Bradbury Theater
6.9

(1985) The Ray Bradbury Theater

as Mrs. Annabelle Shrike

7th Heaven
6.4

(1996) 7th Heaven

as Mrs. Bink

Will & Grace
6.8

(1998) Will & Grace

as Zandra

Lizzie McGuire
7.2

(2001) Lizzie McGuire

as Marge

ER
7.8

(1994) ER

as Betty

Doctors' Hospital
5.0

(1975) Doctors' Hospital

as ---

9.0

(1977) All That Glitters

as ---

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.5

(1968) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

Gravedale High
6.0

(1990) Gravedale High

as ---

Off the Rack
5.0

(1985) Off the Rack

as Kate Halloran

13 Queens Boulevard
0.0

(1979) 13 Queens Blvd.

as Felicia Winters

Private Benjamin
6.2

(1981) Private Benjamin

as Doreen Lewis

Jack's Place
8.0

(1992) Jack's Place

as ---

Taxi
7.2

(1978) Taxi

as Mrs. McKenzie

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Marian Simpson

Black Beauty
7.0

(1978) Black Beauty

as Annie Gray

McMillan & Wife
7.1

(1971) McMillan & Wife

as Nora Dane

Barnaby Jones
6.9

(1973) Barnaby Jones

as Anita Willson

The Fearing Mind
4.0

(2000) The Fearing Mind

as Irene's mother

Dinah!
6.5

(1974) Dinah!

as Self

The Wonderful World of Disney
6.8

(1997) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Joe #1

Strong Medicine
7.1

(2000) Strong Medicine

as Evelyn Knightly

Veronica's Closet
5.1

(1997) Veronica's Closet

as Grammy Anderson

Touched by an Angel
7.2

(1994) Touched by an Angel

as Dolores Freeman

Golden Globe Awards
6.8

(1944) Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Golden Globe Awards
6.8

(1944) Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner