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Eileen Brennan. 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Jul 30, 2013 · Ms. Brennan’s performance as the gleefully tough Army captain in the 1980 film “Private Benjamin” earned her an Academy Award nomination.
Jul 30, 2013 · Actress Eileen Brennan – who starred in “Private Benjamin” and other movies – died Sunday, her management company said.
Jul 30, 2013 · Whether she was issuing orders as an Army captain in "Private Benjamin," rambling as a real-life rendition of Mrs. Peacock from "Clue" or blasting an immortal monster with a shotgun as a crazy cat ...
Jul 31, 2013 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eileen Brennan, who went from musical comedy on Broadway to wringing laughs out of memorable characters in such films as "Private Benjamin" and "Clue," has died.
Jul 31, 2013 · Eileen Brennan, the husky-voiced actress best known for her Oscar-nominated role in army comedy Private Benjamin, dies aged 80.
Jul 31, 2013 · Eileen Brennan, a veteran actress best known for an Oscar-nominated turn in the 1980 comedy “Private Benjamin,” one of her many tough-talking, soft-hearted roles, has died. She was 80.
Jul 30, 2013 · TV vet Eileen Brennan — who took home a Supporting Actress Emmy in 1983 for her work in the TV adaptation of Private Benjamin — died on Sunday at age 80 from bladder cancer. Brennan’s career ...