"Actors are crazy or we wouldn't be doing this."
Vera Eileen Regina Brennan (September 3, 1932 – July 28, 2013) was an American actress, best known for her BAFTA nominated performance in Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show. Her other films included The Sting, Murder by Death, The Cheap Detective, Private Benjamin, Clue and Jeepers Creepers. She also had a brief run as a performer on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.
Selected Filmography:
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Film roles
- Divorce American Style (1967): Eunice Tase
- The Last Picture Show (1971): Genevieve
- Texasville (1990): Genevieve
- The Sting (1973): Billie
- Daisy Miller (1974): Mrs. Walker
- At Long Last Love (1975): Elizabeth
- Murder by Death (1976): Tess Skeffington
- The Cheap Detective (1978): Betty DeBoop
- Private Benjamin (1980): Captain Doreen Lewis
- Clue (1985): Mrs. Peacock
- Jeepers Creepers (2001): The Cat Lady
- Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005): Carol Fields
Television roles
- Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (12 episodes, 1968): Perfomer
- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1 episode, 1970): Paula Tardy
- All in the Family (1 episode, 1972): Angelique McCarthy
- McMillan & Wife (1 episode, 1972): Dora
- Barnaby Jones (1 episode, 1975): Anita Wilson
- Kojak (1 episode, 1975): Julie Loring
- Taxi (1 episode, 1981): Mrs. McKenzie
- Private Benjamin (1981–83): Captain Doreen Lewis
- The Love Boat (2 episodes, 1984): Helen Foster
- Magnum, P.I. (1 episode, 1987): Brenda Babcock
- Murder, She Wrote (2 episodes, 1987–94): Mariam Simpson/Loretta Lee
- Newhart (2 episodes, 1988–89): Corinne Denby
- Blossom (3 episodes, 1991): Agnes
- thirtysomething (1 episode, 1991): Margaret Weston
- Home Improvement (1 episode, 1992): Wanda
- Bonkers (4 episodes, 1993): Lilith DuPrave (voice)
- Tales from the Crypt (1 episode, 1993): Ruth Sanderson
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1 episode, 1995): Joelle
- ER (2 episodes, 1996): Betty
- 7th Heaven (9 episodes, 1996–2006): Gladys Bink
- Nash Bridges (1 episode, 1998): Loretta Bettina
- Mad About You (1 episode, 1998): Inspector No. 10
- Touched By Angel (1 episode, 1999): Dolores
- Will & Grace (6 episodes, 2001–06): Zandra
- Lizzie McGuire (1 episode, 2003): Marge
- Strong Medicine (1 episode, 2003): Evelyn Knightly
Tropes:
- What Could Have Been: She auditioned for the role of Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show but lost out to Mary Tyler Moore.
