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Brenda Vaccaro


A leading lady on screen, stage and sometimes television. Brenda Vaccaro, was born in Brooklyn but was actually raised in Dallas, Texas. Her appetite for acting increased following several appearances in high school productions, and she finally started a professional career in the 1960s. Memorable to many in Supergirl... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (95 titles)
2012 Crackers (short)
Bidella
 
2011 Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood (TV movie) (voice)
 
2010 You Don't Know Jack (TV movie)
Margo Janus
 
2006 Nip/Tuck (TV series)
Beatrice Madsen
Diana Lubey (2006) … Beatrice Madsen (as Brenda Vacarro)
 
2006 The War at Home (TV series)
Barbara
The West Palm Beach Story (2006) … Barbara
 
2006 Cartoon Network Racing (Video Game)
Bunny Bravo (voice)
 
2005 American Dad! (TV series)
Strip Club Manager
Stan Knows Best (2005) … Strip Club Manager (voice)
 
2004 Just Desserts (TV movie)
Lina
 
2002 Sonny
Meg
 
2001 Becker (TV series)
Bob's Mother / Mom
The Ghost of Christmas Presents (2001) … Bob's Mother/Mom
 
1997-1999 Spawn (TV series)
Additional Voices
Hunter's Moon (1999) … Additional Voices (voice)
Seed of the Hellspawn (1999) … Additional Voices (voice)
Twitch Is Down (1999) … Additional Voices (voice)
No Rest, No Peace (1997) … Additional Voices (voice)
Evil Intent (1997) … Additional Voices (voice)
 
1998 The King of Queens (TV series)
Sheila Rednester
 
1998 When Husbands Cheat (TV movie)
Sally
 
1997 Ally McBeal (TV series)
Karen Horowitz
The Attitude (1997) … Karen Horowitz
 
1996 The Mirror Has Two Faces
Doris
 
1996 The Cartoon Cartoon Show (TV series)
Bunny Bravo
 
1996 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Al
Out of the Darkness (1996) … Al
 
1996 Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible (video)
Additional Voices (voice)
 
1994-1995 Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV series)
Chi / Marge
In Zarm's Way (1995) … Chi (voice)
No Place Like Home (1994) … Marge (voice)
 
1995 Friends (TV series)
Gloria Tribbiani
 
1994 Following Her Heart (TV movie)
Cecile
 
1994 The Critic (TV series)
Ardeth
Miserable (1994) … Ardeth (voice)
Marty's First Date (1994) … Ardeth (voice)
The Pilot (1994) … Ardeth (voice)
 
1992 Goof Troop (TV series)
Date with Destiny (1992) (voice)
 
1992 Red Shoe Diaries (TV movie)
Martha
 
1992 Civil Wars (TV series)
 
1991 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (TV series)
Wolf Pack (1991)
 
1991 Darkwing Duck (TV series)
Slim
You Sweat Your Life (1991) … Slim (voice)
 
1991 Flesh 'n' Blood (TV series)
Lillian Brennan
 
1990 The Golden Girls (TV series)
Angela Petrillo
 
1988-1990 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Didi Blair / Mimi Harcourt / Sheila Kowalski Finley
The Family Jewels (1990) … Sheila Kowalski Finley
The Fixer-Upper (1990) … Didi Blair
Just Another Fish Story (1988) … Mimi Harcourt
 
1990 Columbo (TV series)
Jess McCurdy
 
1990 Stolen: One Husband (TV movie)
Lisa Jarrett
 
1989/II Masque of the Red Death
Elaina Hart
 
1989 Cookie
Bunny
 
1988 Heart of Midnight
Betty
 
1987 The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (TV movie)
Didi (voice)
 
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series)
Maxine
Changing Patterns (1987) … Maxine
 
1986-1989 Smurfs (TV series)
Scruple
 
1985 Deceptions (TV movie)
Helen Adams
 
1985 Water
Dolores
 
1984 Paper Dolls (TV series)
Julia Blake
Episode #1.13 (1984) … Julia Blake
Episode #1.12 (1984) … Julia Blake
Episode #1.11 (1984) … Julia Blake
Episode #1.10 (1984) … Julia Blake
Episode #1.9 (1984) … Julia Blake
 
1984 Supergirl
Bianca
 
1984 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Rose Orso
The Women (1984) … Rose Orso
 
1981 A Long Way Home (TV movie)
Lillian Jacobs
 
1981 Zorro: The Gay Blade
Florinda
 
1981 The Star Maker (TV movie)
Dolores Baker
 
1981 The Pride of Jesse Hallam (TV movie)
Marion Galucci
 
1980 The First Deadly Sin
Monica Gilbert
 
1980 Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (TV movie)
Jane Briggs
 
1979 Dear Detective (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Kate Hudson
Episode #1.4 (1979) … Det. Sgt. Kate Hudson
Episode #1.2 (1979) … Det. Sgt. Kate Hudson
Episode #1.1 (1979) … Det. Sgt. Kate Hudson
Pilot (1979) … Det. Sgt. Kate Hudson
 
1977 Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (TV short)
Tilly (voice)
 
1976 Death Weekend
Diane
 
1976 Sara (TV series)
Sara Yarnell
Grandpa's Girl (1976) … Sara Yarnell
The Visit (1976) … Sara Yarnell
Mountain Man (1976) … Sara Yarnell
Child Bride (1976) … Sara Yarnell
Lady (1976) … Sara Yarnell
 
1976 Good Heavens (TV series)
Mr. Right (1976)
 
1975 Once Is Not Enough
Linda Riggs
 
1975 McCoy (TV series)
Brenda
The Big Ripoff (1975) … Brenda
 
1975 The Big Rip-Off (TV movie)
Brenda Brooks
 
1973-1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Officer Sherry Reese, SFPD / Sydney Bruce
The Most Deadly Species (1974) … Sydney Bruce
Act of Duty (1973) … Officer Sherry Reese, SFPD
 
1974/I Lily (TV movie)
Lily
 
1973 Sunshine (TV movie)
Carol Gillman
 
1973 The Shape of Things (TV movie)
 
1973 Honor Thy Father (TV movie)
Rosalie Bonnano
 
1972 McCloud (TV series)
Police Officer Margaret Sereno
The Park Avenue Rustlers (1972) … Police Officer Margaret Sereno
 
1972 Banacek (TV series)
Sharon Clark
To Steal a King (1972) … Sharon Clark
 
1972 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Marilyn Hoffman
House of Mirrors (1972) … Marilyn Hoffman
 
1971 Going Home
Jenny Benson
 
1971 Summertree
Vanetta
 
1971 Travis Logan, D.A. (TV movie)
Lucille Sand
 
1970-1971 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Gemma / Sandy Graham
Appointment in Palermo (1971) … Gemma
One of the Girls in Research (1970) … Sandy Graham
 
1971 The Psychiatrist (TV series)
 
1970 I Love My Wife
Jody Burrows
 
1969 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Geri Coates
Scapegoat (1969) … Geri Coates
 
1969 Midnight Cowboy
Shirley
 
1969 Where It's At
Molly Hirsch
 
1967 Coronet Blue (TV series)
Julie
A Charade for Murder (1967) … Julie
 
1966 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Jenny Penny
My Lucky Penny (1966) … Jenny Penny
 
1965 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Sheila
The Heroine (1965) … Sheila
 
1962-1965 The Defenders (TV series)
Debbie Briggs / Renee Shube / Shirley Thysen
The Sworn Twelve (1965) … Debbie Briggs
Hollow Triumph (1964) … Renee Shube
The Hidden Jungle (1962) … Shirley Thysen
 
1964 The Reporter (TV series)
Rachel's Mother (1964)
 
1963 The Fugitive (TV series)
Joanne Spencer
See Hollywood and Die (1963) … Joanne Spencer
 
1963 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Felicia
Don't Look Down, Don't Look Back (1963) … Felicia
 
1961 Naked City (TV series)
Rosa Alloro
The Corpse Ran Down Mulberry Street (1961) … Rosa Alloro
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2012 The Portland Empire (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (35 titles)
2010 The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2007 Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (TV series documentary)
Quote Reader
Censored (2007) … Quote Reader (voice)
 
2001 Planet Storm (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Herself
Stefanie Powers (1999) … Herself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Herself
The Films of Barbra Streisand (1999) … Herself
 
1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 13 November 1996 (1996) … Herself
 
1996 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Herself
Brenda Vaccaro (1996) … Herself
 
1994 'Midnight Cowboy' Revisited (video documentary short)
Herself - Interviewee
 
1993 Vicki! (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 16 March 1993 (1993) … Herself
 
1992 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.175 (1992) … Herself
 
1992 The 39th Annual New Dramatists Benefit (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1990 The Marsha Warfield Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 11 September 1990 (1990) … Herself
 
1986-1987 The New Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Center Square
Episode dated 9 March 1987 (1987) … Herself
Episode dated 22 December 1986 (1986) … Herself - Center Square
 
1986 Super Password (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 15 December 1986 (1986) … Herself
 
1984 Battle of the Network Stars XVII (TV special)
Herself - ABC Team
 
1984 Supergirl: The Making of the Movie (TV documentary)
Herself / Bianca
 
1983 Fame (TV series)
Herself
Blood, Sweat and Circuits (1983) … Herself
 
1980 The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1978 Science Fiction Film Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 25 October 1977 (1977) … Herself
Episode dated 4 January 1977 (1977) … Herself
 
1971-1977 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 16 May 1977 (1977) … Herself
Episode dated 31 March 1977 (1977) … Herself
Episode dated 24 June 1975 (1975) … Herself
Episode dated 26 May 1975 (1975) … Herself
Episode dated 29 November 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1977 Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes (TV movie)
Herself
 
1976 That Was the Year That Was - 1976 (TV movie)
Herself
 
1976 The 48th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1976 The 2nd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Favourite Female Television Performer
 
1975 The 47th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Short Film, Animated & Live Action
 
1975 The 1st Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Introducing Sammy Davis Jr. to Stage
 
1973 The Helen Reddy Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.8 (1973) … Herself
 
1972 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 10 January 1972 (1972) … Herself
 
1971 The Movie Game (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 11 October 1971 (1971) … Herself
Episode dated 14 August 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1969-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #3.93 (1971) … Herself
Episode #1.22 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 You're Putting Me On (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 22 December 1969 (1969) … Herself
Episode dated 10 November 1969 (1969) … Herself
Episode dated 1 September 1969 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 The Joan Rivers Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 5 September 1969 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 The Match Game (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 1 September 1969 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 Personality (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 4 August 1969 (1969) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2006 After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later (video short)
Shirley (uncredited)
 
1984 TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (TV special)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(March 1998): Played Diana Vreeland in "Full Gallop" play by Mark Hampton and Mary Louise Wilson (Coronet Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA) See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Alternate Names:

Brenda Vacarro

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Was named as "King of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival in 1992. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio