Eileen
Brennan died on early hours of Sunday July 28, 2013 at her home in Burbank,
California. She died at age 80 after suffering from bladder cancer. The veteran actress received an Oscar
nomination for Best Supporting Actress, playing tough drill captain Doreen
Lewis opposite Goldie Hawn in the comedy, Private Benjamin.
Brennan
reprised her role from Private Benjamin for the CBS television series, winning
an Emmy Award, one of her seven career nominations.
Brennan
also memorably appeared as brothel madam Billie in the Oscar best-picture
winner “The Sting” (1973); as Peter Falk’s long-suffering secretary Tess in
“Murder by Death” (1976); and as Mrs Peacock in “Clue” (1985). She often played
world-weary, sympathetic characters yet demonstrated a real comic flair
throughout her career.
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