Eileen Brennan

Known for ActingBorn 1932-09-03Died 2013-07-28Los Angeles, California, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Playmates

Picture This

It Had to Be You

My Father's House

The Blue Knight

All That Glitters

The History of White People in America: Volume II

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story

Jack's Place

Tales from the Crypt

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife

Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary

13 Queens Blvd.

ER

Knuckle

The Sting

Nourish the Beast

All in the Family

Strong Medicine

Murder, She Wrote

The Last Picture Show

Home Improvement

A New Kind of Family

Lizzie McGuire

Miller's Tale

Touched by an Angel

When the Circus Came to Town

Magnum, P.I.

Taxi

Clue

In Search of Dr. Seuss

Pants on Fire

Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste

NET Playhouse

Walker, Texas Ranger

Precious Victims

Newhart

Murder by Death

Gravedale High

Kojak

Will & Grace

The Fourth Wise Man

The Ray Bradbury Theater

Scarecrow

The Wonderful World of Disney

Doctors' Hospital

Dinah!