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Brenda Buell Vaccaro is an American stage, television, and film actress. In a career spanning over half a century, she received one Academy Award nomination, three Golden Globe Award nominations, four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and three Tony Award nominations.
Birth Name
Brenda Buell Vaccaro
Born
Saturday, 18 November 1939
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy | Self - Actor | 2023 |
| And Just Like That... | Gloria Marquette | 2021 |
| Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Mary Alice Schwarz | 2019 |
| An Accidental Studio | Herself / Self - Actor | 2019 |
| Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast | Self | 2019 |
| Summer Camp Island | Godmonster | 2018 |
| The Clapper | Ida Krumble | 2018 |
| 30-LOVE | Hellen | 2017 |
| Gypsy | Claire Rogers | 2017 |
| Superior Donuts | Ellen | 2017 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy | Self - Actor | 2023 |
| And Just Like That... | Gloria Marquette | 2021 |
| Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Mary Alice Schwarz | 2019 |
| An Accidental Studio | Herself / Self - Actor | 2019 |
| Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast | Self | 2019 |
| Summer Camp Island | Godmonster | 2018 |
| The Clapper | Ida Krumble | 2018 |
| 30-LOVE | Hellen | 2017 |
| Gypsy | Claire Rogers | 2017 |
| Superior Donuts | Ellen | 2017 |
| Kubo and the Two Strings | Kameyo (voice) / Kameyo | 2016 |
| Just Let Go | Nadine Williams | 2015 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012 |
| Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood | Bunny Bravo (voice) / Bunny Bravo | 2011 |
| You Don't Know Jack | Margo Janus | 2010 |
| Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen | Quote Reader | 2007 |
| The War at Home | Barbara | 2005 |
| ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Boynton Beach Club | Marilyn | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Strip Club Manager | 2005 |
| Just Desserts | Lina | 2004 |
| Nip/Tuck | Beatrice Madsen | 2003 |
| Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure | Mrs. Hirsch | 2003 |
| Sonny | Meg | 2002 |
| Just a Walk in the Park | Selma Williams | 2002 |
| Planet Storm | Narrator | 2001 |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
| Becker | Bob's Mother / Mom | 1998 |
| The King of Queens | Aunt Sheila | 1998 |
| When Husbands Cheat | Sally | 1998 |
| Ally McBeal | Karen Horowitz | 1997 |
| Johnny Bravo | Bunny Bravo (voice) / Bunny Bravo / Mama / Attendant / Jasmine / Lady / Robo-Mama / Sally / Waitress / Woman / Pilot #2 / Mama Bravo / Chick #2 / Chick #4 / Melissa | 1997 |
| Spawn | Additional Voices | 1997 |
| The Mirror Has Two Faces | Doris | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| What a Cartoon! | Bunny Bravo | 1995 |
| Following Her Heart | Cecile | 1994 |
| Love Affair | Nora Stillman | 1994 |
| Friends | Gloria Tribbiani | 1994 |
| Touched by an Angel | Al | 1994 |
| The Critic | Ardeth | 1994 |
| Goof Troop | Gilda | 1992 |
| Red Shoe Diaries | Martha | 1992 |
| Civil Wars | Laverne Briggs | 1991 |
| Lethal Games | Stella Hudson | 1991 |
| Flesh 'n' Blood | Lillian Brennan | 1991 |
| One on One with John Tesh | Self - Guest | 1991 |
| Darkwing Duck | Slim | 1991 |
| The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | 1990 | |
| Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Marge / Chi | 1990 |
| Stolen: One Husband | Lisa Jarrett | 1990 |
| Ten Little Indians | Marion Marshall | 1989 |
| The Masque of the Red Death | Elaina Hart | 1989 |
| Cookie | Bunny | 1989 |
| Heart of Midnight | Betty | 1988 |
| The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones | Didi (voice) / Didi | 1987 |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Maxine | 1987 |
| Star's Table | Self | 1986 |
| The Golden Girls | Angela | 1985 |
| Deceptions | Helen Adams | 1985 |
| Water | Dolores / Dolores Thwaites | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Sheila Kowalski Finley / Mimi Harcourt / Didi Blair | 1984 |
| Super Password | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1984 |
| Paper Dolls | Julia Blake | 1984 |
| Supergirl | Bianca | 1984 |
| St. Elsewhere | Rose Orso | 1982 |
| An Evening at the Improv | Self - Host | 1982 |
| Fame | Self | 1982 |
| Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Jane Briggs | 1982 |
| A Long Way Home | Lillian Jacobs | 1981 |
| The Smurfs | Scruple / Additional Voices / Architect Smurf / Scrupsis | 1981 |
| Zorro: The Gay Blade | Florinda | 1981 |
| The Pride of Jesse Hallam | Marion Galucci | 1981 |
| The First Deadly Sin | Monica Gilbert | 1980 |
| Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider | Grace Wolf | 1979 |
| Dear Detective | Det. Sgt. Kate Hudson | 1979 |
| Capricorn One | Kay Brubaker | 1977 |
| Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey | Tilly (voice) / Tilly | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Eleanor Savage | 1977 |
| Airport '77 | Eve Clayton | 1977 |
| The House by the Lake | Diane | 1976 |
| Territorial Men | Sara Yarnell | 1976 |
| The 48th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1976 |
| Good Heavens | Doris | 1976 |
| Sara | Sara Yarnell | 1976 |
| Once Is Not Enough | Linda Riggs / Linda | 1975 |
| McCoy | Brenda | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg | Ethel Rosenberg | 1974 |
| The Shape of Things | Self - Host | 1973 |
| The Helen Reddy Show | Self - Guest | 1973 |
| Honor Thy Father | Rosalie Bonnano | 1973 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Officer Sherry Reese, SFPD / Sydney Bruce | 1972 |
| Banacek | Sharon Clark | 1972 |
| What's a Nice Girl Like You...? | Shirley Campbel | 1971 |
| Going Home | Jenny Benson | 1971 |
| Columbo | Jess McCurdy | 1971 |
| Summertree | Vanetta | 1971 |
| I Love My Wife | Jody Burrows | 1970 |
| McCloud | Officer Margaret Sereno | 1970 |
| It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| Midnight Cowboy | Shirley | 1969 |
| You're Putting Me On | Self | 1969 |
| Where It's At | Molly / Molly Hirsch | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Marilyn Hoffman | 1969 |
| The Name of the Game | Gemma / Sandy Graham | 1968 |
| The 22nd Annual Tony Awards | Self | 1968 |
| Coronet Blue | Julie | 1967 |
| Your Choice for the Film Awards | Self - Co-Host | 1966 |
| The F.B.I. | Geri Coates | 1965 |
| The Fugitive | Joanne Spencer | 1963 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Felicia | 1963 |
| Vacation Playhouse | Jenny Penny | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | Sheila | 1962 |
| The Jetsons | Di-Di | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Actress | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Shirley Thysen / Renee Shube / Debbie Briggs | 1961 |
| Naked City | Rosa Alloro | 1958 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2010 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |
| 1991 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1976 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1976 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture | Won |
| 1976 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1974 | Emmy | Best Supporting Actress in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music | Won |
| 1970 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 1970 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Nominated |
