Verla Eileen Regina Brennen
| Sign | Virgo |
| Born | Sep 3, 1932 Los Angeles, CA |
| Died | Jul 28, 2013 Burbank, CA |
| Age | Died at 80 |
Eileen Brennan | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1960-2011 |
| Top Roles | Eunice Tase, Capt. Doreen Lewis, Genevieve Morgan, Tess Skeffington, Billie |
| Top Genres | Comedy |
| Top Topics | Period Piece, Romance (Drama), Satire |
| Top Collaborators | Cloris Leachman, Robert Aldrich (Director), Tom Bosley, Ken Annakin (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Alan Ladd, Kitty Carlisle, Mantan Moreland see more.. |
Eileen Brennan Overview:
Character actress, Eileen Brennan, was born Verla Eileen Regina Brennen on Sep 3, 1932 in Los Angeles, CA. Brennan died at the age of 80 on Jul 28, 2013 in Burbank, CA .
MINI BIO:
Eileen Brennan was an abrasive, American comedy actress, with a broad, if somewhat strained smile, pitched somewhere, between Gladys George and Thelma Ritter. She was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in "Private Benjamin", but her career was disrupted when she was severely injured in a car accident in 1982, spending some time in a wheelchair.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Brennan was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1980 | Best Supporting Actress | Private Benjamin (1980) | Captain Doreen Lewis | Nominated |
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