Brenda Vaccaro
Milestones
- Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Birthday: November 18, 1939
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1998
Played Diana Vreeland in the L.A. production of "Full Gallop"
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1997
Provided the voice of Bunny Bravo--Mama for "Johnny Bravo", an animated series consisting of three shorts for the Cartoon Network
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1996
Portrayed Barbra Streisand's best friend Doris in "The Mirror Has Two Faces"
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1995
Picked up credit for additional camera assistant (Los Angeles unit) on Showtime movie "Terminal Virus"
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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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1994
Acted in "Love Affair", starring Warren Beatty (who also co-wrote it with Robert Towne) and Annette Bening
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1991
Back on Broadway in another Simon vehicle, "Jake's Women", opposite Alan Alda
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1990
Received Emmy nomination as Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for "Ebbtides Revenge", an episode of "The Golden Girls"
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1989
Portrayed Bunny in Susan Seidelman's "Cookie", co-starring Peter Falk, Dianne Wiest and Emily Lloyd
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1985
Returned to Broadway for first time in over a decade to appear in female version of Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple"
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1984
Played domineering mother Julia Blake on the short-lived ABC drama series about two struggling models, "Paper Dolls"
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1979
First time as voice actor, providing the voice of Tillie for ABC's "Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey"
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1979
Starred as Detective Kate Hudson on the short-lived CBS drama series, "Dear Detective"
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1976
Starred as schoolteacher Sara Yarnell on the short-lived CBS drama series, "Sara"; received Emmy nomination
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1975
Earned Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for "Jacqueline Susann's 'Once Is Not Enough'"
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1970
Gave memorable performance as Madison Avenue socialite who picks up Jon Voight in "Midnight Cowboy"
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1969
Earned third Tony nomination as Best Actress (Dramatic) for Herb Gardner's "The Goodbye People"
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1969
Film debut, "Where It's At"
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1968
Garnered second Tony nomination for her leading role in the musical "How Now, Dow Jones"
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1966
Earned Tony nomination for her performance in the Braodway comedy "Cactus Flower"
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1963 to 1964
Played aerialist Felicia Sartene on the ABC circus drama, "The Greatest Show on Earth"
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1961
Broadway debut, "Everybody Loves Opal"
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1951
Stage debut, "The Williow Tree" at Margo Jones Theatre in Dallas
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Raised in Dallas, Texas