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Eileen Brennan (born Verla Eileen Regina Brennen; September 3, 1932 – July 28, 2013) [1] was an American actress. She made her film debut in the satire Divorce American Style (1967), followed by a supporting role in Peter Bogdanovich 's The Last Picture Show (1971), which earned her a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress .
From 1981 to 1983, Eileen Brennan played Captain Doreen Lewis in ‘Private Benjamin’, a series about a spoiled young socialite who strives hard to adjust to her new life as a private in the army. Brennan’s performance was appreciated and she won various awards including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and an Emmy Award for ...
Eileen Brennan. Actress: Clue. A supremely gifted, versatile player who could reach dramatic depths, as exemplified in her weary-eyed, good-hearted waitress in The Last Picture Show (1971), or comedy heights, as in her sadistic drill captain in Private Benjamin (1980), Eileen Brennan managed to transition from lovely Broadway singing ingénue to respected film and television character actress ...
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Burbank, California, USA
- Eileen Brennan and Roddy Maude-Roxby in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
- Eileen Brennan and Ruth Buzzi in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
- Goldie Hawn, Pamela Austin, Eileen Brennan, Ruth Buzzi, Judy Carne, and Jo Anne Worley in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
- Sonny Bono and Eileen Brennan in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
- Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Ruth Buzzi, Judy Carne, and Barbara Feldon in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
- Eileen Brennan and Paul Gilbert in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Eileen Brennan. Actress: Clue. A supremely gifted, versatile player who could reach dramatic depths, as exemplified in her weary-eyed, good-hearted waitress in The Last Picture Show (1971), or comedy heights, as in her sadistic drill captain in Private Benjamin (1980), Eileen Brennan managed to transition from lovely Broadway singing ingénue to respected film and television character actress ...
- September 3, 1932
- July 28, 2013
Jul 30, 2013 · July 30, 2013. Eileen Brennan, a smoky-voiced actress who had worked in show business for more than 20 years before gaining her widest attention as a gleefully tough Army captain in both the film ...
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 ...
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Jul 31, 2013 · Verla Eileen Regina Brennan was born Sept. 3, 1932, in Los Angeles to Regina Menehan, a former silent film actress, and John Gerald Brennan, a doctor. By the end of the 1950s Brennan had made her ...