Filmography
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Known For
Clue Mrs. Peacock (1985) -
Murder by Death Tess Skeffington (1976) -
Private Benjamin Capt. Doreen Lewis (1980) -
Known For
Jeepers Creepers The Cat Lady (2001) -
Actress
Naked Run Gram Malone (2011) -
Adventures in Appletown Mrs. Jackson (2008) -
Peanut Butter Agnes (2007) -
Will & Grace Zandra (2001-2006) -
7th Heaven Gladys Bink (1996-2006) -
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous Carol Fields (2005) -
The Amateurs Mrs. Cherkiss (2005) -
The Hollow Joan Van Etten (2004) -
Cheaper by the Dozen Mrs. Drucker (DVD deleted scene) (2003) -
Strong Medicine Evelyn Knightly (2003) -
![Lizzie McGuire]( "Lizzie McGuire")
Lizzie McGuire Marge (2003) -
![Comic Book Villains]( "Comic Book Villains")
Comic Book Villains Mrs. Cresswell (2002) -
![Arli$$]( "Arli$$")
Arli$$ Lenore (2002) -
![Jeepers Creepers]( "Jeepers Creepers")
Jeepers Creepers The Cat Lady (2001) -
![Dumb Luck]( "Dumb Luck")
Dumb Luck Minnie Hitchcock (2001) -
![The Fearing Mind]( "The Fearing Mind")
The Fearing Mind Irene's Mother (2000) -
![The Last Great Ride]( "The Last Great Ride")
The Last Great Ride Pamela Mimi Mackensie (2000) -
Moonglow (2000)
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![Touched by an Angel]( "Touched by an Angel")
Touched by an Angel Dolores Freeman (1999) -
![Pants on Fire]( "Pants on Fire")
Pants on Fire Mom (1998) -
![Mad About You]( "Mad About You")
Mad About You Inspector #10 (1998) -
![Nash Bridges]( "Nash Bridges")
Nash Bridges Loretta Bettina (1998) -
![Veronica's Closet]( "Veronica's Closet")
Veronica's Closet Grammy Anderson (1997) -
![Jumanji]( "Jumanji")
Jumanji Dorothy 'Dottie' McGrail (1997) -
![The Wonderful World of Disney]( "The Wonderful World of Disney")
The Wonderful World of Disney Joe #1 (1997) -
![Changing Habits]( "Changing Habits")
Changing Habits Mother Superior (1997) -
![Boys Life 2]( "Boys Life 2")
Boys Life 2 Mrs. Randozza (segment "Nunzio's Second Cousin") (1997) -
![ER]( "ER")
ER Betty (1996) -
![If These Walls Could Talk]( "If These Walls Could Talk")
If These Walls Could Talk Tessie (segment "1996") (1996) -
![Trail of Tears]( "Trail of Tears")
Trail of Tears Clara (1995) -
![Reckless]( "Reckless")
Reckless Sister Margaret (1995) -
![Freaky Friday]( "Freaky Friday")
Freaky Friday Principal Handel (1995) -
![Thunder Alley]( "Thunder Alley")
Thunder Alley Irma (1995) -
![Walker, Texas Ranger]( "Walker, Texas Ranger")
Walker, Texas Ranger Joelle (1995) -
![Take Me Home Again]( "Take Me Home Again")
Take Me Home Again Sada (1994) -
![In Search of Dr. Seuss]( "In Search of Dr. Seuss")
In Search of Dr. Seuss The Who-Villian (1994) -
![Nunzio's Second Cousin]( "Nunzio's Second Cousin")
Nunzio's Second Cousin Mrs. Randazzo (1994) -
![Murder, She Wrote]( "Murder, She Wrote")
Murder, She Wrote Loretta Lee (1987-1994) -
![Winnetka Road]( "Winnetka Road")
Winnetka Road Sister Bernadette (1994) -
![Bobby's World]( "Bobby's World")
Bobby's World (1994) -
![My Name Is Kate]( "My Name Is Kate")
My Name Is Kate Barbara Mannix (1994) -
![All-New Dennis the Menace]( "All-New Dennis the Menace")
All-New Dennis the Menace (1993) -
![Tales from the Crypt]( "Tales from the Crypt")
Tales from the Crypt Ruth Sanderson (1993) -
![Bonkers]( "Bonkers")
Bonkers Lilith DuPrave (1993) -
![Precious Victims]( "Precious Victims")
Precious Victims Minnie Gray (1993) -
![Jack's Place]( "Jack's Place")
Jack's Place Dina (1993) -
![Tribeca]( "Tribeca")
Tribeca Claudia (1993) -
![Recycle Rex]( "Recycle Rex")
Recycle Rex Rose (1993) -
![Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders]( "Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders")
Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders Martha Catlin (1993) -
![Home Improvement]( "Home Improvement")
Home Improvement Wanda (1992) -
![Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story]( "Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story")
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story Vicky Martin (1992) -
![I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore]( "I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore")
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore Frieda (1992) -
Joey Takes a Cab Laura (1991)
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![American Dreamer]( "American Dreamer")
American Dreamer Lillian's Mother (1991) -
![Deadly Intentions... Again?]( "Deadly Intentions... Again?")
Deadly Intentions... Again? Charlotte (1991) -
![Thirtysomething]( "Thirtysomething")
Thirtysomething Margaret Weston (1991) -
![Blossom]( "Blossom")
Blossom Agnes (1991) -
![White Palace]( "White Palace")
White Palace Judy (1990) -
![Gravedale High]( "Gravedale High")
Gravedale High Miss Dirge (1990) -
![Texasville]( "Texasville")
Texasville Genevieve Morgan (1990) -
![The Ray Bradbury Theater]( "The Ray Bradbury Theater")
The Ray Bradbury Theater Mrs. Annabelle Shrike (1990) -
![Stella]( "Stella")
Stella Mrs. Wilkerson (1990) -
![It Had to Be You]( "It Had to Be You")
It Had to Be You Judith (1989) -
![Newhart]( "Newhart")
Newhart Corinne Denby (1988-1989) -
![Going to the Chapel]( "Going to the Chapel")
Going to the Chapel Maude Roberti (1988) -
![CBS Summer Playhouse]( "CBS Summer Playhouse")
CBS Summer Playhouse Siobhan Owens (1988) -
![Sticky Fingers]( "Sticky Fingers")
Sticky Fingers Stella (1988) -
![The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking]( "The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking")
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking Miss Bannister (1988) -
![Magnum, P.I.]( "Magnum, P.I.")
Magnum, P.I. Brenda Babcock (1987) -
![Rented Lips]( "Rented Lips")
Rented Lips Hotel Desk Clerk (1987) -
![Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife]( "Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife")
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife Sylvia (1987) -
![The History of White People in America: Volume II]( "The History of White People in America: Volume II")
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![Babes in Toyland]( "Babes in Toyland")
Babes in Toyland Mrs. Piper / Widow Hubbard (1986) -
![Answers]( "Answers")
Answers Amanda Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle") (1985) -
![The History of White People in America]( "The History of White People in America")
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![Clue]( "Clue")
Clue Mrs. Peacock (1985) -
![Off the Rack]( "Off the Rack")
Off the Rack Kate Halloran (1984-1985) -
![The Fourth Wise Man]( "The Fourth Wise Man")
The Fourth Wise Man Judith (1985) -
![The Love Boat]( "The Love Boat")
The Love Boat Helen Foster (1984) -
![The Funny Farm]( "The Funny Farm")
The Funny Farm Gail Corbin (1983) -
![Private Benjamin]( "Private Benjamin")
Private Benjamin Capt. Doreen Lewis (1981-1983) -
![American Playhouse]( "American Playhouse")
American Playhouse Millworker (1982) -
![Pandemonium]( "Pandemonium")
Pandemonium Candy's Mom (1982) -
Comics (1981)
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![Incident at Crestridge]( "Incident at Crestridge")
Incident at Crestridge Sara Davis (1981) -
![Taxi]( "Taxi")
Taxi Mrs. McKenzie (1981) -
![When the Circus Came to Town]( "When the Circus Came to Town")
When the Circus Came to Town Jessy (1981) -
![A New Kind of Family]( "A New Kind of Family")
A New Kind of Family Kit Flanagan (1979-1980) -
![Private Benjamin]( "Private Benjamin")
Private Benjamin Capt. Doreen Lewis (1980) -
![13 Queens Boulevard]( "13 Queens Boulevard")
13 Queens Boulevard Felicia Winters (1979) -
![My Old Man]( "My Old Man")
My Old Man Marie (1979) -
![When She Was Bad...]( "When She Was Bad...")
When She Was Bad... Mary Jensen (1979) -
![Visions]( "Visions")
Visions (1978) -
![The Cheap Detective]( "The Cheap Detective")
The Cheap Detective Betty DeBoop (1978) -
![FM]( "FM")
FM Mother (1978) -
![Black Beauty]( "Black Beauty")
Black Beauty Annie Gray (1978) -
![The Great Smokey Roadblock]( "The Great Smokey Roadblock")
The Great Smokey Roadblock Penelope Pearson (1977) -
![All That Glitters]( "All That Glitters")
All That Glitters Ma Packer (1977) -
![The Death of Richie]( "The Death of Richie")
The Death of Richie Carol Werner (1977) -
![Murder by Death]( "Murder by Death")
Murder by Death Tess Skeffington (1976) -
![Insight]( "Insight")
Insight Carol Harris (1975) -
![Hustle]( "Hustle")
Hustle Paula Hollinger (1975) -
![Kojak]( "Kojak")
Kojak Julie Loring (1975) -
![Barnaby Jones]( "Barnaby Jones")
Barnaby Jones Anita Willson (1975) -
![The Night That Panicked America]( "The Night That Panicked America")
The Night That Panicked America Ann Muldoon (1975) -
![Doctors' Hospital]( "Doctors' Hospital")
Doctors' Hospital Stevens (1975) -
![Knuckle]( "Knuckle")
Knuckle Delafield's Mistress (1975) -
![My Father's House]( "My Father's House")
My Father's House Mrs. Lindholm Sr. (1975) -
![At Long Last Love]( "At Long Last Love")
At Long Last Love Elizabeth (1975) -
Nourish the Beast Baba Goya (1974)
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![Daisy Miller]( "Daisy Miller")
Daisy Miller Mrs. Walker (1974) -
![The Wide World of Mystery]( "The Wide World of Mystery")
The Wide World of Mystery Mary (1974) -
![The Sting]( "The Sting")
The Sting Billie (1973) -
![The Blue Knight]( "The Blue Knight")
The Blue Knight Glenda (1973) -
![Scarecrow]( "Scarecrow")
Scarecrow Darlene (1973) -
Jigsaw (1973)
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![Playmates]( "Playmates")
Playmates Amy (1972) -
![McMillan & Wife]( "McMillan & Wife")
McMillan & Wife Nora Dane (1972) -
![All in the Family]( "All in the Family")
All in the Family Angelique McCarthy (1972) -
![The Last Picture Show]( "The Last Picture Show")
The Last Picture Show Genevieve (1971) -
![The Most Deadly Game]( "The Most Deadly Game")
The Most Deadly Game Alice (1970) -
![The Ghost & Mrs. Muir]( "The Ghost & Mrs. Muir")
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir Paula Tardy (1970) -
![Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]( "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In")
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Regular Performer (1968) -
![NET Playhouse]( "NET Playhouse")
NET Playhouse Millie (1967) -
![Divorce American Style]( "Divorce American Style")
Divorce American Style Eunice Tase (1967) -
![The Star Wagon]( "The Star Wagon")
The Star Wagon Hallie (1966) -
Actress
![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show Singer (1960) -
Soundtrack
![American Playhouse]( "American Playhouse")
American Playhouse (1982) -
![The Cheap Detective]( "The Cheap Detective")
The Cheap Detective (1978) -
![At Long Last Love]( "At Long Last Love")
At Long Last Love (1975) -
Soundtrack
![Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]( "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In")
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) -
Archive footage
![CBS News Sunday Morning]( "CBS News Sunday Morning")
CBS News Sunday Morning (2020) -
![The Oscars]( "The Oscars")
The Oscars (2014) -
![20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards]( "20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards")
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![The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards]( "The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards")
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Archive footageThe Best of Taxi (1994)
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![Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter]( "Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter")
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Prior to Hello, Dolly!, she created the title role in the long-running Off-Broadway musical Little Mary Sunshine, which opened in 1959.
Quotes
[1988] I love meanies, and this goes back to Captain Lewis in Private Benjamin (1980). You know why? Because they have no sense of humor. People who are mean or unkind or rigid - think about it - cannot laugh at themselves. If we can't laugh at ...
Trademark
Deep smoky voice
Personal Details
Born
Verla Eileen Regina Brennen
Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
(age 80)
Burbank, California, USA
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