Dori Brenner
Dori Brenner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dori Levine 16 December 1946 Manhattan, New York, USA |
| Died | 16 September 2000 (aged 53) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Education | Yale School of Drama |
| Known for | Actress |
Dori Brenner (born Dori Levine; December 16, 1946 – September 16, 2000) was an American actress.[1]
Personal life
[edit]She was born in Manhattan, and went to Sarah Lawrence College and the Yale School of Drama.[2][1] Her oldest sister was award-winning author Ellen Levine. Her other sister, Mada Levine Liebman, was a senior advisor to US Senators Frank Lautenberg and Jon Corzine.[3]
She was a close friend of Bette Davis.[1] She died of complications from cancer in Los Angeles, California.[1][4] and was buried at Beth David Cemetery.
Acting career
[edit]Brenner's first film was Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams.[1] Some other films she appeared in were Altered States, For the Boys, and Next Stop, Greenwich Village.[1]
She appeared on television with regular roles on The Charmings, Ned and Stacey and Seventh Avenue. She had a recurring role as the neighbor on Who's the Boss?[1]
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers | |
| 1973 | Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams | Anna |
| 1975 | The Other Side of the Mountain | Cookie |
| 1976 | Next Stop, Greenwich Village | Connie |
| I Want to Keep My Baby! | Renee DeReda | |
| Sad and Lonely Sundays | Sandy | |
| 1980 | Altered States | Sylvia Rosenberg |
| 1984 | The Oasis | Jill |
| 1985 | I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later | Dori Green |
| 1987 | Baby Boom | Park Mom |
| 1991 | For the Boys | Loretta |
| 1996 | Infinity | Tutti Feynman |
| 2000 | Sunset Strip | Doctor |
TV
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Kojak | Miss Rosenberg | season 1, episode 22 |
| 1977 | Seventh Avenue | Rhoda Gold Blackman | |
| 1978 | The Love Boat | Wendy Bradley | Episodes: Too Hot to Handle / Family Reunion /
Cinderella Story |
| 1981 | Aloha Paradise | 2 episodes | |
| 1982 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | 1 episode | |
| 1985 | Who's the Boss? | Wendy Wittner | |
| 1987–1988 | The Charmings | Sally Miller | |
| 1991 | Sons and Daughters | Guest star in "Throw Momma from the Terrain" episode | |
| 1991 | The Sunset Gang | Written by Warren Adler for the American Playhouse series | |
| 1995-1997 | Ned and Stacey | Ellen Colbert | |
| 1998 | You're the One | Leonore Weitz |
Award nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Title of work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Seventh Avenue |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Doug Galloway (September 28, 2000). "Dori Brenner". Variety. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ John Willis; Barry Monush (April 1, 2002). Screen World 2001. Applause. pp. 341–. ISBN 978-1-55783-479-9.
- ^ "Award-Winning Author Ellen Levine (1939-2012) Dies at Age 73". scholastic.com. May 30, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ Anne Commire, ed. (January 1, 2007). "Brenner, Dori (1946–2000)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Dori Brenner at IMDb
- Dori Brenner at AllMovie
- Dori Brenner at the Internet Broadway Database
- Dori Brenner at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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- 1946 births
- 2000 deaths
- 20th-century American actresses
- Actresses from Los Angeles
- Actresses from Manhattan
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- Burials at Beth David Cemetery
- Deaths from cancer in California
- Sarah Lawrence College alumni
- David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni