Happy Birthday Eileen Brennan

redmustang
#1Happy Birthday Eileen Brennan
Posted: 9/3/11 at 5:50pm

A wonderfully talented character actress, the original Irene Malloy in Hello, Dolly! Jack's acting teacher Zandra from Will and Grace. And such movies as The Sting, The Last Picture Show, The Cheap Detective, and Private Benjamin.

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#2Happy Birthday Eileen Brennan
Posted: 9/3/11 at 5:55pm

You leave CLUE out?????

Mrs. Brennan says "shame on you!"

husk_charmer
#2Happy Birthday Eileen Brennan
Posted: 9/3/11 at 5:59pm

Or the classic "Murder by Death"


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redmustang
#3Happy Birthday Eileen Brennan
Posted: 9/3/11 at 6:00pm

Oh, God! I forgot Clue. Thank you

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best12bars
#4Happy Birthday Eileen Brennan
Posted: 9/3/11 at 6:02pm

... or At Long Last, Love!

Speaking of ... love, love, LOVE her.

For musical theatre folks here, she's also in the TV/PBS version of the musical "Working." She does the Millworker monologue while Jennifer Warnes sings the (hauntingly beautiful) song.


"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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CATSNYrevival
#5Happy Birthday Eileen Brennan
Posted: 9/3/11 at 7:17pm

I love her in Clue! Happy birthday Eileen!

Happy Birthday Eileen Brennan

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henrikegerman
#6Happy Birthday Eileen Brennan
Posted: 9/3/11 at 7:22pm

This thread has made me so happy. I seriously thought Eileen Brennan, whom I love, was no longer living.

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#7Happy Birthday Eileen Brennan
Posted: 9/3/11 at 7:29pm

^ It's Madeline Kahn that passed away. I remember thinking for a long time that it was Mrs. Peacock that passed away, but it was Mrs. White! Sadness.

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darreyl102
#9Happy Birthday Eileen Brennan
Posted: 9/3/11 at 8:18pm

I've heard talks of a clue remake- which i hope NEVER happens. you just can't come close to doing the movie justice. But if one ever was made i could totally see Debra Monk playing Mrs. Peacock as she looks alot like Eileen- only heavier.


Darreyl with an L!

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broadwaydanwi
#10Happy Birthday Eileen Brennan
Posted: 9/3/11 at 8:23pm

Happy Birthday Eileen Brennan

Happy Birthday, Eileen!

Here's a backstage picture of her from a performance of WHERE'S CHARLEY? in Milwaukee, Wisconsin circa 1968. In the playbill for this production, she was billed as "Eileen 'Sock It To Me' Brennan" from her time on TV's "Laugh-In."

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CarlosAlberto
#11Happy Birthday Eileen Brennan
Posted: 9/3/11 at 8:44pm

How could anyone forget to mention THE LAST PICTURE SHOW?
EDIT: My dumb ass needs to read the thread more thoroughly. The original OP did mention it. Sorry. I loved her in that film. Updated On: 9/3/11 at 08:44 PM

Wilmingtom
#12Happy Birthday Eileen Brennan
Posted: 9/4/11 at 2:04pm

"Little Mary Sunshine" anyone? Got to know her a bit when she did "110 in the Shade" at the MUNY ages ago. Incredibly sweet and BUT funny, and wonderful in that production. If it hadn't been for that terrible car accident years ago I bet she'd still be working all the time.

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sally1112
#13Happy Birthday Eileen Brennan
Posted: 9/4/11 at 2:14pm

Just watched her as the acting coach in Will and Grace this morning and thought to myself- this broad is just awesome!