
Eileen Brennan
Biography
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.
Acting (74 movies)

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005

Private Benjamin
1980

At Long Last Love
1975

Daisy Miller
1974

Knuckle
1975

Hustle
1975

Murder by Death
1976

Scarecrow
1973

Jeepers Creepers
2001

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022

The Sting
1973

Babes in Toyland
1987

White Palace
1990

If These Walls Could Talk
1996

The Hollow
2004

FM
1978

The Great Smokey Roadblock
1978

Comic Book Villains
2002

The Cheap Detective
1978

Clue
1985

In Search of Dr. Seuss
1994

The Amateurs
2006

Stella
1990

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
1988

Boys Life 2
1997

The Fourth Wise Man
1985

Toothless
1997

I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
1992

Lily for President?
1982

Pandemonium
1982

Changing Habits
1997

Come Die with Me
1974

The Last Picture Show
1971

The Lies Boys Tell
1994

The Death of Richie
1977

The Blue Knight
1973

Dumb Luck
2003

Sticky Fingers
1988

The Last Great Ride
1999

The History of White People in America
1985

Texasville
1990

Going to the Chapel
1988

Answers
1985

Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
1991

The Art of 'The Sting'
2005

My Old Man
1979

The Night That Panicked America
1975

Deadly Intentions... Again?
1991

Recycle Rex
1993

Pants on Fire
1998

Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
1982

Trail of Tears
1995

The Funny Farm
1983

The Star Wagon
1966

My Name Is Kate
1994

Precious Victims
1993

The Fartiste
1987

The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986

Naked Run
2011

Working
1982

My Father's House
1975

Reckless
1995

Nourish the Beast
1974

Rented Lips
1987

When She Was Bad...
1979

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
1992

Incident at Crestridge
1981

Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife
1987

Nunzio's Second Cousin
1994

Divorce American Style
1967

When the Circus Came to Town
1981

Playmates
1972

Freaky Friday
1995

Murder So Sweet
1993
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