Eileen Brennan
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.
113 acting credits
Acting · 113
ER
1994
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Will & Grace
1998
Home Improvement
1991
Magnum, P.I.
1980
Strong Medicine
2000
Mad About You
1992
Touched by an Angel
1994
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Taxi
1978
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Newhart
1982
Barnaby Jones
1973
7th Heaven
1996
Kojak
1973
All in the Family
1971
Arli$$
1996
thirtysomething
1987
Dinah!
1974
Lizzie McGuire
2001
McMillan & Wife
1971
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
Veronica's Closet
1997
Jeepers Creepers
2001
All That Glitters
1977
The Sting
1973
Clue
1985
Jack's Place
1992
American Dreamer
1990
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
White Palace
1990
The Last Picture Show
1971
Private Benjamin
1981
Gravedale High
1990
Doctors' Hospital
1975
Black Beauty
1978
Murder by Death
1976
Private Benjamin
1980
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
A New Kind of Family
1979
Off the Rack
1985
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
1988
Scarecrow
1973
The Blue Knight
1973
The Cheap Detective
1978
The Amateurs
2006
Babes in Toyland
1986
Stella
1990
The Night That Panicked America
1975
FM
1978
Toothless
1997
Hustle
1975
Reckless
1995
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
1992
Pandemonium
1982
13 Queens Blvd.
1979
The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986
Texasville
1990
Freaky Friday
1995
Daisy Miller
1974
When She Was Bad...
1979
Divorce American Style
1967
The History of White People in America
1985
Comic Book Villains
2002
Working
1982
The Blue Knight
1973
My Name Is Kate
1994
The Great Smokey Roadblock
1978
Naked Run
2011
At Long Last Love
1975
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
1982
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987
The Death of Richie
1977
Lily for President?
1982
The Hollow
2004
The Funny Farm
1983
The Fourth Wise Man
1985
Murder So Sweet
1993
Rented Lips
1988
Sticky Fingers
1988
In Search of Dr. Seuss
1994
Nunzio's Second Cousin
1994
My Old Man
1979
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
1992
The Last Great Ride
1999
Playmates
1972
When the Circus Came to Town
1981
Changing Habits
1997
Going to the Chapel
1988
Trail of Tears
1995
Picture This
1991
Boys Life 2
1997
Answers
1985
Deadly Intentions... Again?
1991
The Art of 'The Sting'
2005
Recycle Rex
1993
Knuckle
1975
Precious Victims
1993
Incident at Crestridge
1981
The Lies Boys Tell
1994
My Father's House
1975
Pants on Fire
1998
Dumb Luck
2003
Come Die with Me
1974
It Had to Be You
1989
Nourish the Beast
1974
Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste
1998
The Star Wagon
1966
The Fartiste
1987