Brenda Vaccaro
| Brenda Vaccaro | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brenda Buell Vaccaro November 18, 1939 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Spouse | Martin Fried (m. 1965–1970) William Bishop (m. 1977–1978) Charles Cannizzaro (m. 1981–1982) Guy Hector (m. 1986) |
Brenda Buell Vaccaro (born November 18, 1939) is an American stage, television and film actress.
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[edit] Early life
Vaccaro was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Italian American parents Christine M. (née Pavia) and Mario A. Vaccaro (originally a lawyer), both of whom were pioneers in Italian cuisine.[1][2][3] She was raised in Texas, where her parents co-founded Mario's Restaurant (a nationally recognized restaurant)[4] and where Vaccaro graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas in 1958.[5] She returned to New York City to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse, and made her Broadway debut in the short-lived 1961 comedy Everybody Loves Opal, for which she won the Theatre World Award.
[edit] Career
Vaccaro's Broadway credits include The Affair (1962), Cactus Flower (1965), How Now, Dow Jones (1967), The Goodbye People (1968), the female version of The Odd Couple, (1985), and Jake's Women (1992).[6] The husky-voiced actress is a three-time Tony Award nominee, for Best Featured Actress in a Play (Cactus Flower), Best Actress in a Musical (Dow Jones), and Best Actress in a Play (The Goodbye People).[7]
Vaccaro co-starred in the 1969 Dustin Hoffman/Jon Voight film Midnight Cowboy, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. For her performance in the 1975 film adaptation of Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough she garnered an Academy Award nomination and won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. Additional screen credits include Airport '77, Capricorn One, The Pride of Jesse Hallam, Supergirl, The Mirror Has Two Faces, Heart of Midnight, Zorro: The Gay Blade, and House by the Lake aka, Death Weekend.
Vaccaro's many television credits include the title role in the 1976 series Sara, a number of television movies, and a regular role in the short-lived 1984 series Paper Dolls in addition to guest appearances on Banacek, The Fugitive, The Defenders, Coronet Blue, The Name of the Game, Marcus Welby, M.D., McCloud, The Streets of San Francisco, The Love Boat, St. Elsewhere, Murder, She Wrote, The Golden Girls, Columbo, Touched by an Angel, Friends, The King of Queens, and Nip/Tuck. She has been nominated for an Emmy Award three times and won for Best Supporting Actress in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music for The Shape of Things in 1974. She also starred in a series of commercials for Playtex.
Later she went on to supply the voice for Johnny Bravo's mother Bunny Bravo in the animated cartoon series. She also made a later appearance on The Smurfs as Scruple, an apprentice of Gargamel, opposite Paul Winchell.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1961 | Naked City | Rosa Alloro | TV |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Joanne Spencer | TV; episode #1.8 See Hollywood and Die |
| 1969 | Where It's At | Molly Hirsch | |
| 1969 | Midnight Cowboy | Shirley | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
| 1970 | I Love My Wife | Jody Burrows | |
| 1971 | What's a Nice Girl Like You...? | Shirley | ABC Movie of the Week |
| 1972 | Summertree | Vanetta | |
| 1972 | Going Home | Jenny Benson | |
| 1972 | Marcus Welby, MD | Marilyn Hoffman | TV |
| 1972 | McCloud | Police Officer Margaret Sereno | TV |
| 1974 | The Shape of Things | TV movie Best Supporting Actress in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music |
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| 1975 | Once Is Not Enough | Linda Riggs | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| 1976 | Death Weekend | Diane | |
| 1976 | Sara | Sara Yarnell | TV Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Drama Series |
| 1977 | Capricorn One | Kay Brubaker | |
| 1977 | Airport '77 | Eve Clayton | |
| 1979 | Dear Detective | Det. Sgt. Kate Hudson | TV movie and TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1979 | Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider | Grace Wolf | |
| 1980 | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Jane Briggs | TV movie |
| 1980 | The First Deadly Sin | Monica Gilbert | |
| 1981 | Zorro, The Gay Blade | Florinda | |
| 1981 | The Star Maker | Dolores Baker | TV movie |
| 1984 | Supergirl | Bianca | |
| 1984 | Paper Dolls | Julia Blake | TV, 13 episodes |
| 1984 | St. Elsewhere | Rose Orso | TV |
| 1984 | The Love Boat | Eleanor Savage | TV, 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Water | Dolores Thwaites | |
| 1987 | The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones | Didi | TV movie |
| 1988 | Heart of Midnight | Betty | |
| 1989 | Ten Little Indians | Marion Marshall | |
| 1989 | Cookie | Bunny | |
| 1990 | The Golden Girls | Angela Petrillo | TV Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress – Comedy Series |
| 1990 | Columbo | Jess McCurdy | TV |
| 1990 | Stolen: One Husband | Lisa Jarrett | TV movie |
| 1990 | Lethal Games | Stella Hudson | |
| 1991 | Masque of the Red Death | Elaina Hart | |
| 1992 | Red Shoes Diaries | Martha | TV movie |
| 1992 | Civil Wars | Actress | TV |
| 1994 | Love Affair | Nora Stillman | |
| 1995 | Friends | Gloria Tribbiani | TV |
| 1996 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | Doris | |
| 1996 | Touched by an Angel | Al | TV |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal | Karen Horowitz | TV |
| 1997– 2004 |
Johnny Bravo | Various: Bunny Bravo / Attendant / Mama / Pilot #2 / Waitress / Woman | TV |
| 1998 | The King of Queens | Sheila Rednester | TV |
| 2001 | Becker | Bob's Mother | TV |
| 2002 | Sonny | Meg | |
| 2002 | Just a Walk in the Park | Selma Williams | TV movie |
| 2004 | Just Desserts | Lina | TV movie |
| 2005 | Boynton Beach Club | Marilyn | |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Voice | TV |
| 2006 | Nip/Tuck | Beatrice Madsen | TV |
| 2006 | The War at Home | Barbara | TV |
| 2010 | You Don't Know Jack | Margo Janus | TV movie
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
[edit] References
- ^ Ruggless, Ron (2001). "Dallas restaurateur Vaccaro dead at 93". Nation's Restaurant News. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_28_35/ai_76561335.
- ^ Brenda Vaccaro Biography (1939–)
- ^ Brenda Vaccaro Biography – Yahoo! Movies
- ^ Texas Almanac 2008–2009 | TexasAlmanac.com | Obituaries
- ^ Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal | Movies
- ^ "Internet Broadway Database (IBDB)". The Broadway League. http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=68935. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ "Internet Broadway Database (IBDB)". The Broadway League. http://www.ibdb.com/awardperson.asp?id=68935. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
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