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Eileen Brennan (born Verla Eileen Regina Brennen; September 3, 1932 – July 28, 2013) 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.. She gained further critical acclaim for her role as Captain Doreen Lewis in Private Benjamin, earning an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.She ...
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 within a decade's time. Her Hollywood career was hustling and bustling at the...
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 within a decade's time. Her Hollywood career was hustling and bustling at the...
Jul 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 and television ...
Jul 30, 2013 · “Our world has lost a rare human,” said Brennan’s “Private Benjamin” co-star Goldie Hawn in a statement Tuesday . “Eileen was a brilliant comedian, a powerful dramatic actress and had ...
Jul 31, 2013 · Eileen Brennan, the actress best known for her Oscar-nominated role as Goldie Hawn's tormentor in 1980 army comedy Private Benjamin, has died aged 80.
Eileen Brennan, who brought wit, character and an earthy sexuality to a host of roles on both screen and stage, died July 28 at her home in Burbank.
Jul 30, 2013 · Eileen Brennan, who earned an Oscar nomination for her scene-stealing role in the 1980 hit comedy "Private Benjamin," died Sunday, July 28, after a battle with bladder cancer, her management ...
Jul 31, 2013 · Brennan was a member of the original company of “Hello, Dolly” on Broadway. From the New York stage, she moved to the screen in “Divorce American Style” and “The Last Picture Show,” a pair of appearances on TV’s “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” and TV guest shots on everything from “All in the Family” and “McMillan & Wife” to “Kojak,” ’'The Love Boat,” ’'Murder She Wrote” and “Mad About You.”
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.
