Brenda Vaccaro

Brenda Vaccaro

Age
73
Birthday
Nov. 18th, 1939
Born in
Brooklyn, New York
Height
5' 5

Brenda Vaccaro's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
Johnny Bravo TV Show
Johnny Bravo
Paper Dolls TV Show
Paper Dolls
Dear Detective TV Show
Dear Detective
Sara (1976) TV Show
Sara (1976)
McCoy TV Show
McCoy
The Movie Game TV Show
The Movie Game
 

Main Movie Roles

1996 - The Mirror Has Two Faces
1994 - Love Affair
1991 - Masque of the Red Death
1989 - Ten Little Indians
1984 - Supergirl
1981 - Zorro, The Gay Blade
1978 - Capricorn One
1977 - Airport '77
1976 - Death Weekend
1969 - Midnight Cowboy

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Additional Voices (Voiced)
6
Ardeth (Voiced)
4
Renee Shube
3
Didi Blair
3
Officer Sherry Reese
2
Eleanor Savage
2
Sharon Clark
1
[Complete List]



BIOGRAPHY:

Brenda Buell Vaccaro (born November 18, 1939) is an American stage, television, and film actress.
Early life Vaccaro was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Italian American parents Christine M. (née Pavia) and Mario A. Vaccaro (originally a lawyer), both of whom were pioneers in Italian cuisine.[1][2][3] She was raised in Texas, where her parents co-founded Mario's Restaurant (a nationally recognized restaurant)[4] and where Vaccaro graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas in 1958.[5] She returned to New York City to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse, and made her Broadway debut in the short-lived 1961 comedy Everybody Loves Opal, for which she won the Theatre World Award.
Career Vaccaro's Broadway credits include The Affair (1962), Cactus Flower (1965), How Now, Dow Jones (1967), The Goodbye People (1968), the female version of The Odd Couple, (1985), and Jake's Women (1992).[6] The husky-voiced actress is a three-time Tony Award nominee, for Best Featured Actress in a Play (Cactus Flower), Best Actress in a Musical (Dow Jones), and Best Actress in a Play (The Goodbye People).[7]
Vaccaro co-starred in the 1969 Dustin Hoffman/Jon Voight film Midnight Cowboy, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. For her performance in the 1975 film adaptation of Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough she gained an Academy Award nomination and won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. Additional screen credits include Airport '77, Capricorn One, The Pride of Jesse Hallam, Supergirl, The Mirror Has Two Faces, Heart of Midnight, Zorro: The Gay Blade, and House by the Lake aka, Death Weekend.




TRIVIA:
  • Left-handed.
  • Was named as "King of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival in 1992.
  • Measurements: 39C-27-37 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).
  • Has been nominated for three Tony Awards: in 1966 as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "Cactus Flower," in 1968 as Best Actress (Musical) for "How Now, Dow Jones," and in 1969 as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "The Goodbye People."
  • Studied acting at New York City's prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse under the legendary acting coach, 'Sanford Meisner' (qv).
  • Good friend of 'Stefanie Powers' (qv).


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