Eileen Brennan



First NameEileen
Last NameBrennan
Full Name at BirthVerla Eileen Regina Brennen
Age79
Date of BirthSeptember 3, 1932
BirthplaceLos Angeles, California
Height5' 6" (168 cm)
BuildAverage
Hair ColorBrown - Dark
Star SignVirgo
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FamePrivate Benjamin

Eileen Brennan (born September 3, 1932) is an American actress of film, television, and theater. Brennan is best known for her role in for her role as Doreen Lewis in Private Benjamin for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She reprised the role in the TV adaption and won a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award for her performance. She received Emmy nominations for her guest starring roles on Newhart, Thirtysomething, and Will and Grace.


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Filmography

Selected Eileen Brennan film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2012
The Weekend
Cafe Owner

2009
Aunt Birdy

2007
Peanut Butter
Agnes

2006
Naked Run
Gram Malone

2005
Mrs. Cherkiss

2003
Mrs. Drucker

2001
Dumb Luck
Minnie Hitchcock

2001
The Cat Lady

2001
Marge

2000
Evelyn Knightly

2000
The Fearing Mind
Irene's mother

2000
Moonglow
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1999
The Last Great Ride
Pamela 'Mimi' Applegate

1998
Pants on Fire
Mom

1998
Zandra

1997
Boys Life 2
Mrs. Randozza

1997
Mother Superior

1997
Joe #1

1997
Grammy Anderson

1996
Gladys Bink, Mrs. Bink

1996
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1996
Loretta Bettina

1995
Sister Margaret

1995
Principal Handel

1995
Trail of Tears
Clara

1994
Nunzio's Second Cousin
Mrs. Randazzo

1994
The Who-Villian

1994
My Name Is Kate
Barbara Mannix

1994
Sada

1994
ER
Betty

1994
Thunder Alley
Irma

1994
Dolores

1993
Precious Victims
Minnie Gray

1993
Additional Voices

1993
Lilith DuPrave

1993
Tribeca
Claudia

1993
Joelle

1993
Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders
Martha Catlin

1993
Recycle Rex
Rose

1992
Jack's Place
Dina

1992
Inspector #10

1992
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
Vicky Martin

1991
Deadly Intentions... Again?
Charlotte

1991
Agnes

1991
Wanda

1991
Joey Takes a Cab
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1990
Mrs. Wilkerson

1990
Genevieve Morgan

1990
Judy

1990
Agnes

1990
Gravedale High
Miss Dirge

1990
American Dreamer
-

1989
It Had to Be You
Judith

1989
Ruth Sanderson

1988
Going to the Chapel
Maude

1988
Hotel Desk Clerk

1988
Stella

1987
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
Sylvia

1987
CBS Summer Playhouse
Siobhan Owens

1987
Margaret Weston

1986
Mrs. Piper/Widow Hubbard

1986
The History of White People in America: Volume II
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1985
Mrs. Peacock

1985
Judith

1985
The History of White People in America
-

1985
Mrs. Annabelle Shrike

1984
Loretta Lee, Marian Simpson

1984
Off the Rack
Kate Halloran

1983
Gail Corbin

1982
Pandemonium
Candy's Mom

1982
American Playhouse
Millworker

1982
Corinne Denby

1981
Private Benjamin
Capt. Doreen Lewis

1981
Incident at Crestridge
Sara Davis

1980
Capt. Doreen Lewis

1980
Brenda Babcock

1979
13 Queens Boulevard
Felicia Winters

1979
A New Kind of Family
Kit Flanagan

1979
My Old Man
Marie

1979
When She Was Bad...
Mary Jensen

1978
FM
Mother

1978
Betty DeBoop

1978
Black Beauty
Annie Gray

1978
Mrs. McKenzie

1977
Penelope Pearson

1977
Carol Werner

1977
All That Glitters
Ma Packer

1977
Helen Foster

1976
Tess Skeffington

1976
Visions
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1975
Elizabeth

1975
Paula Hollinger

1975
The Night That Panicked America
Ann Muldoon

1975
My Father's House
Mrs. Lindholm Sr.

1975
Knuckle
Delafield's Mistress

1974
Mrs. Walker

1974
Come Die with Me
Mary Thatcher

1974
Nourish the Beast
Baba Goya

1973
Darlene

1973
Billie

1973
The Blue Knight
Glenda

1973
Anita Willson

1973
Julie Lowring

1973
Wide World Mystery
Mary

1972
Playmates
Amy

1972
Jigsaw
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1971
Genevieve

1971
Angelique McCarthy

1971
Dora

1970
The Most Deadly Game
Alice

1968
Paula Tardy

1967
Eunice Tase

1967
Regular Performer

1966
The Star Wagon
Hallie

1966
NET Playhouse
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1960
Insight
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Soundtrack Credits

1982
American Playhouse
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
Eileen Brennan
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Comedy Series
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Comedy Series
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