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Brenda Vaccaro

  • Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Birthday: November 18, 1939

Equally at home on stage or screen, raspy-voiced character actress and sometime lead Brenda Vaccaro made her first professional appearance as an adolescent in a Dallas, TX production of "The Willow Tree" (1951). After training at NYC's Neighborhood Playhouse (1958-1960), she debuted on Broadway as Gloria Gulock in "Everybody Loves Opal" (1961) and went on to earn three Tony nominations for her efforts in "Cactus Flower" (1965), the musical "How Now, Dow Jones" (1967-68) and "The Goodbye People&qu…more

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Career Milestones

  • 1998

    Played Diana Vreeland in the L.A. production of "Full Gallop"

  • 1997

    Provided the voice of Bunny Bravo--Mama for "Johnny Bravo", an animated series consisting of three shorts for the Cartoon Network

  • 1996

    Portrayed Barbra Streisand's best friend Doris in "The Mirror Has Two Faces"

  • 1995

    Picked up credit for additional camera assistant (Los Angeles unit) on Showtime movie "Terminal Virus"

  • 1995

    Played Matt Le Blanc's mother (Mrs. Gloria Tribbiani) in "The One with the Boobies" episode of NBC's "Friends"

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Awards

  • 1975

    Golden Globe Award: Best Supporting Actress

  • 1974

    Emmy: Best Supporting Actress in Comedy-Variety, Variety, or Music (for a Special Program; a One-Time Appearance in a Series; or a Continuing Role)

  • 1962

    Theatre World Award:

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