Biography
After spending several years in a traveling company that performed classic plays in small towns across America, Brenneman made a name for herself with a memorable, but ultimately short-lived stint as a morally ambiguous cop on the gritty "NYPD Blue" (ABC, 1993-2005). She parlayed that early success into several feature roles; most notably in the crime thriller "Heat" (1995), before returning to the small screen for "Judging Amy" (CBS, …
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Career Milestones
| Raised in Glastonbury, Connecticut | ||
1990 | Appeared in the Cornerstone Theater's adaptation of Federico Garcia Lorca's, "The Shoemaker's Prodigious Wife" | |
1992 | Made series debut on the acclaimed but short-lived CBS series, "Middle Ages" | |
1992 | Starred in "Saint Joan of the Stockyards" at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut | |
1993 | Played Officer Janice Licalsi on the ABC series, "NYPD Blue"; earned Emmy (1994, 1995) nominations for Best Supporting Actress; future husband Brad Silberling directed episodes | |
1995 | Co-starred in the divorce-themed comedy-drama "Bye Bye, Love" | |
1995 | Featured opposite Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in Michael Mann's "Heat" | |
1995 | Played Christina Ricci's deceased mother in "Casper"; helmed by Silberling | |
1996 | Appeared in the stalker thriller "Fear" | |
1996 | Starred opposite Sylvester Stallone in the actioner "Daylight" | |
1997 | Co-produced and co-starred in the independent film "Nevada" | |
1997 | Had leading role in the Off-Broadway play "God's Heart" | |
1998 | Had recurring role as a love interest to Kelsey Grammer's "Frasier" (NBC) | |
1998 | Played an unhappily married woman in Neil LaBute's "Your Friends and Neighbors" | |
1999 | Featured in the independent police drama "Lesser Prophets" with fellow "NYPD Blue" veteran Jimmy Smits | |
1999 | Returned to series TV as a jurist and single mother in "Judging Amy" (CBS); Silberling directed the pilot; also executive produced and was one of the series' creators; received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for Lead Actress from 2000-2002 and a SAG nomination in 2003 | |
1999 | Starred as the titular painter in the HBO biopic "Mary Cassatt: American Impressionist" | |
2000 | Acted in the Sundance screened feature "Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her" (aired on Showtime in 2001) | |
2005 | Cast in the ensemble "Nine Lives"; Rodrigo García directs a series of vignettes, offering glimpses into the lives of nine women | |
2005 | Starred with Joan Allen and Sam Elliott in "Off the Map" directed by Campbell Scott | |
2007 | Cast as Psychiatrist, Dr. Violet Turner in the "Grey's Anatomy" spin-off, "Private Practice" (ABC) | |
2007 | Cast in the feature adatation of "The Jane Austen Book Club," as Sylvia a 50-something year old who is going through a troubling separation | |
2008 | Re-teamed with Al Pacino for the thriller, "88 Minutes" | |
Awards
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in NYPD Blue |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Drama Series in NYPD Blue |
1999 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Judging Amy |
2000 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Judging Amy |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Judging Amy |
2001 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Judging Amy |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Judging Amy |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in Judging Amy |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in Judging Amy |