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Eileen Brennan (September 3, 1932 – July 28, 2013) was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Brennan was known for her role as Doreen Lewis in Private Benjamin, for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She reprised the role for the TV adaptation, winning both a Golden Globe and Emmy for her performance. She received Emmy nominations for her guest starring roles on Newhart, Thirtysomething, Taxi and Will & Grace.
Brennan was born Verla Eileen Brennen on September 3, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, daughter of Regina "Jeanne" Menehan, a silent film actress, and John Gerald Brennen, a doctor. Of Irish descent, she was raised Roman Catholic.
Brennan appeared in plays with the Mask and Bauble Society at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where she was employed. She starred there in Arsenic and Old Lace. Her exceptional comic skills and romantic soprano voice propelled her from unknown to star in the title role of Rick Besoyan's off-Broadway tongue-in-cheek musical/operetta Little Mary Sunshine (1959), earning Brennan an Obie Award, and its unofficial sequel The Student Gypsy (1963). She played Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker at the 1961 Central City, Colorado Festival, directed by Arthur Penn who had just won a Tony for his direction of the play on Broadway. She went on to create the role of Irene Malloy in the original Broadway production of Hello, Dolly! (1964). Her feature film debut was in Divorce American Style (1967). She soon became one of the most recognizable (if not precisely identifiable) supporting actresses in film and television. Her roles were usually sympathetic characters, though she played a variety of other character types, including earthy, vulgar and sassy, but occasionally "with a heart of gold." A year after her feature film debut she became a semi-regular on the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, but stayed for only two months.
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Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery,Actors: John Hargreaves (actor), Gary Sweet (actor), Brian May (composer), Tony Bonner (actor), Peter O'Brien (actor), Anne Phelan (actress), Sue Smith (writer), Terry Stapleton (producer), Terry Stapleton (writer), Ralph Strasser (editor), Simone Buchanan (actress), Neil Fitzpatrick (actor), Barry Quin (actor), Anna Maria Monticelli (actress), Chard Hayward (actor),
Genres: Crime, Drama,Eileen Brennan explaining what happened to her award and talks about other personal information. Raw footage unedited Shot in Toluca Lake at her apartment 1-10-2012
Eileen Brennan actress living in Toluca Lake raw footage test for Documentary Opening scene Eileen singing and playing on her piano. Natural light with sun streaming in IS off on all shots. Hand held . and mic is mounted on camera 30 fps medium file raw
Oscar nominated actress Eileen Brennan passed away today at the age of 80, she is the only actor to be nominated for and Oscar and Emmy for playing the same role as Captain Lewis in the Film and TV versions of "Private Benjamin".. she was also memorable in the films "Clue", "Murder By Death", "The Last Picture Show", "The Sting" "The Cheap Detective", "At Long Last Love", "FM", and "Jeepers Creepers" and the TV Shows "Taxi", "Blossom", Seventh Heavan" and "Will & Grace".
The awesome Eileen Brennan doing her rendition of La Vie en Rose in Neil Simon's, The Cheap Detective.
The woman was a legend
Goldie Hawn devastated by Eileen Brennan's death Goldie Hawn has expressed her sadness following the death of her "Private Benjamin" co-star Eileen Brennan. The "Private Benjamin" co-star was among the first to pay tribute to the late actress, writing in a post on Twitter, "We have lost my old friend Eileen Brennan. No one ever made me laugh more! Now I cry. Please keep singing darling on high. Rest." http://blog.sfgate.com/dailydish/2013/07/31/goldie-hawn-devastated-by-eileen-brennans-death/ http://www.wochit.com
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In this news clip from 1982, Mary Martin and Eileen Brennan bravely discuss their recovery from near-fatal car accidents.
Eileen Brennan 'singing' La Vie En Rose.
Six guests are invited to a strange house and must cooperate with the staff to solve a murder mystery.
Host Luke Wilson with an onstage cast and crew reunion including director Peter Bogdanovich and actors Cybill Shepherd, Cloris Leachman, Timothy Bottoms and Eileen Brennan.
A full episode of the Classic tv show. The Captain and Mrs. Muir try to help Claymore with his love life. Starring Hope Lange and Edward Mulhare, with Reta Shaw and Charles Nelson Reilly, Harlen Carraher and Kellie Flanagan. Guest starring Eileen Brennan, Ellen Weston and Reva Rose. First aired January 1st 1970.
Presented by Kraft, this unique, musical television special follows a family through their adventures (and misadventures) through Walt Disney World during its 10th anniversary. This program features Dean Jones, Michele Lee, Eileen Brennan, John Schnieder, and a young Michael Keaton.
Handle With Care: The Nursing Home Experience was a locally produced special that aired on KHJ (now KCAL) that takes a look inside a Los Angeles nursing home. This program was designed to provide an important message on providing support to the seniors and disabled. Eileen Brennan is your host.
The magical exploits of an ever-optimistic, pigtailed little girl (Tami Erin), who is self-reliant and endowed with extraordinary talents. Based on the classic children's books by Astrid Lindgren, NEW ADVENTURES OF PIPPI LONGSTOCKING features Eileen Brennan as Miss Bannister. (Original TItle - The New Adventures Of Pippi Longstocking) © 1988 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Clue is a 1985 comedy mystery film. Based of the board game. Directed by Jonathan Lynn. Stars Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Martin Mull, Michael McKean, Madeline Kahn, Eileen Brennan and Lesley Ann Warren. Release date: December 13, 1985. Grossing: $14,643,997. Budget: $15 million.
Sponge Bob, Sly Stallone, Bruce Willis, Harrison Ford, Amber Tamlyn, Lady GaGa, aren Black, Eileen Brennan, Goldie Hawn, Bobcat Goldwaith, Tom Kenny, Steve Carel, Despicable Me 2, Croods, all mentioned in our weekly news update
A fairly sad infomercial featuring Philip Michael Thomas and Eileen Brennan.
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Eileen Brennan is the chairperson of the Bayside Home Owners Social Committee at Bayside Fenwick Island. In this interview, she talks about some of the different activities that the social committee has done and how you can volunteer!
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Cast: Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Clu Gulager, Cybill Shepherd, Eileen Brennan, Ellen Burstyn, Jeff Bridges, Randy Quaid, Sam Bottoms, Sharon Ullrick, Timothy Bottoms
Reckless Pippi (Tami Erin) makes friends, http://bit.ly/1E45FaS walks on walls, spins fast and thwarts a wicked schoolmarm (Eileen Brennan).
Singing Hard times in Coleman's Mine at the 2015 Milwaukee Irish Fest