Red Dragon (2002)... dinner guest
Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002)... Jackie Sloane Chevron
Terror Tract (2001) ... Dr. Helen Corey
Get A Job (1999)...Emily LaCrosse
The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)...Ellen
Black Dog (1998)...Melanie Crews
Undercurrent (1998) ... Renee Rivera
Starship Troopers (1997)... Captain Deladier
The Craft(1996)...Doctor
Malice(1993)...Claudia
My Life (1993)...Laura
Skin Deep (1989)... Brenda appears in this comedy directed by Blake Edwards and starring John Ritter, but she had her name taken off the credits. Here is what she has to say (from a recent email I received):
"One of the reasons I took my name off of Skin Deep had to do with a violation of trust beween myself and the director, Blake Edwards. To make a long story short, I had agreed to do the part based on three great scenes with John Ritter. I think it ended up being one short one and a love scene. Needless to say he shot more of the love scene than he had promised, I got upset, and in the end a body double did all the nudity that looks like me. I took my name off the film for principle simply because I didn't want people to think I had done such a nothing (after editing) role, and did the nudity anyway."
Spaceballs (1987)...Nurse Gretchen
Weekend Warriors(aka Hollywood Air Force) (1985)...Danielle
Going
to the Mat (2004) ...Patty Newfield
Starship
Troopers 2 :
Hero of the Federation (2004)...Sgt. Dede Rake
Island City (1994) Dr. Sammy Helding
Stepfather III (aka Stepfather 3: Father's Day) (1992) Crime search reporter
People Like Us (1990)
Gambler III: The Legend Continues (1987) Desiree
Scorch - This short lived CBS sitcom was the first instance of Brenda being a week-in, week-out, credited regular on a series (as opposed to a recurring guest role, ala Seinfeld and Sports Night.) Here's what Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh's Complete Directory to Primetime Network and Cable TV Shows has to say:
"Brian Stevens (Jonathan Walker) was a single parent and struggling actor in New Haven, CT, whose world was turned upside down when Scorch entered his life. Scorch, a 1300-year-old dragon with an attitude, had recently awakened from a long sleep to find that he seemed to be the only one of his kind alive, at least in New Haven. He flew into the window of Brian's apartment and immediately endeared himself to Brian's daughter, Jessica (Rhea Silver-Smith), but not to her father. When Brian took him along in a tote bag (don't ask why) to a job interview as weatherman on WWEN-TV's News at Noon, Scorch popped out of the bag and convinced station manager Jack Fletcher (Todd Susman) that he was Brian's ventriloquist dummy. Fletcher thought the "ventriloquist" and his talking miniature dragon made a cute team and hired them for the job. Others working at the station were Howard (John O'Hurley), the stuffy news anchorman; Allison (Brenda), the sexy coanchor; and Robin (Lauren Katz) who worked on the production team. Edna Bracken (Rose Marie), was convinced he was hiding a pet in his apartment and kept barging in trying to find it.
The viewing audience apparently didn't find this fantasy to their liking, and neither did the programming executives at CBS. They yanked it from the schedule after only three episodes had aired."
It should be noted that an episode guide I found for the series shows six eps aired-I've listed them all here.
"Pilot" (2/28/92)
"Dragon Flu" (3/6/92)
"You Gaslight up my Life" (3/13/92)
"First Time" (4/3/92)
"Scorch Like It Hot" (4/10/92)
"Money, Money, Money" (4/17/92)
Malcolm in the Middle..."Family Reunion" (11/17/2002) as Amelia
Everwood as Julia Brown
"Pilot" (9/16/02)
"The Great Dr. Brown" (9/23/02)
"The Unveiling" (2/24/03)
"The Day is Done" (5/10/04)
"Oh, the Places You'll Go" (5/16/05)
The Court as Marsha Palmer
"Life Sentence" (3/26/02)
"Snakes in the Grass" (never aired)
"Back in the Bottle" (never aired)
"A Wing and a Prayer" (never aired)
The Weakest Link...."Seinfeld Sidekicks" (1/13/02) Brenda appeared on this special charity edition of the popular game show along with other Seinfeld alumni. She finished second to Phil Morris ("Jackie Chiles") . Others appearing included Susan Walters ("Dolores Mulva") and Liz Sheridan ("Jerry's Mom.)
Dawson's Creek... "High Anxiety" (11/14/01) as Mrs. Liddle
Gilmore Girls... "Like Mother, Like Daughter" (11/13/01) as Eva
C.S.I....."Overload" (10/11/01)
Thieves... "Liver Let Die" (10/12/01) as Loretta
Ally McBeal... "Mr. Bo" (1/22/01)
7th Heaven as Mrs. Mackoul
"Help" (10/9/00)
"Gossip" (11/20/00)
"Crazy" (4/16/01)
"Regrets" (5/7/01)
"Relationships" (10/22/01)
"Pathetic" (1/14/02)
"Suspicion" (1/21/02)
"I Really Did" (3/4/02)
The Michael Richards Show..."Discrimination" (11/14/00) as Beth
Get Real ..."Guilt" (3/29/00) as Olivia Clark
Any Day Now... "It's Not You, It's Me" (10/10/99) as Jana Durham
Safe Harbor... "Older Women, Younger Men" (10/18/99) as Marilyn Conray
Odd Man Out "Good Will Hunting" (10/1/99) as Kayce Norton
Sports Night ... as Sally Sasser
"The Sweet Smell of Air" (1/25/00)
"Napoleon's Battle Plan" (4/27/99)
"Ordnance Tactics" (4/6/99)
"How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" (3/9/99)
"Sally" (2/23/99)
"Smokey" (1/5/99)
"Shoe Money Tonight" (12/8/98)
The Closer"The Rebound" (3/28/98) as Susan
Chicago Sons "Infrequent Flyers" (2/12/97) as Nina
Roar... "Traps" (unaired in the US; may have aired overseas)
Seinfeld - four appearences as Sue Ellen Mishkie (aka the "Braless Wonder")
"The Betrayal" (11/20/97)
"The Abstinence" (11/21/96)
"The Bottle Deposit" (5/2/96)
"The Caddy" (1/25/96)
Murphy Brown ...two appearences
"Casa Nova" (5/6/96) as Tara Baker
"Eldin Imitates Life" (1/14/91) as Janine
3rd Rock from the Sun ...as Miss Frost
"Fourth and Dick" (11/3/96)
"Nightmare on Dick Street" (5/18/97)
Too Something (aka New York Daze)..."Eric's Book" (6/23/96)
The John Larroquette Show- "The Master Class" (1/2/96) as Christine Taylor
Party of Five- Seven appearences as Kathleen Isley:
"Benefactors" (1/31/96)
"Comings and Goings" (2/7/96)
"Valentine's Day" (2/14/96)
"Before and After" (2/21/96)
"Altered States" (2/28/96)
"Happily Ever After"(3/20/96)
"Spring Breaks" (3/27/96)
ER "Into that Good Night" (10/19/94) as Sally Niemeyer
Silk Stalkings- "Ladies Night Out" (12/5/93) as Candy Grayson
Picket Fences "Unlawful Entries" (10/29/93)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles "Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920" (4/3/93) as Beatrice Kaufman
Grapevine "The Allison and Ken Story" (7/20/92) as Allison
Sibs "Warren and the Married Woman" (3/22/92)
Herman's Head- two appearences as Dr. Paige Holland:
"Herman au Natural" (2/23/92)
"I Wanna Go Home" (4/25/93)
Blossom- two appearences
"House Guests" (3/23/92) as Diane
"Sex, Lies, and Teenagers" (2/4/91) as Joanne
Anything But Love-"My New Best Friend" (4/1/91)
Father Dowling Mysteries- "The Perfect Couple Mystery" (3/8/90) as O'Grady/Miss Cantrell
Twin Peaks- Four appearences as Jones
#21 (2/2/91)
#22 (2/9/91)
#24 (3/28/91)
#25 (4/4/91)
Matlock... "The Model" (4/25/89) as Jan Sinclair
Hooperman... "The Nun and I" (3/1/89) as the Nun
Sonny Spoon (1988)
Midnight Caller... "No Exit" (1988)
Star Trek: The Next Generation- "When the Bough Breaks" (2/13/88) as Rashella
Sledge Hammer! "Miss of the Spider Woman" (12/20/86) as Miss Hotchkins
Cheers - "The Cape Cad" (10/2/86) as Vicki
Macgyver "The Assassin" (5/17/86) as Lila
Misfits of Science "Twin Engine" (12/13/85)
Shadow Chasers- "The Many Lives of Jonathan" (12/19/85) as Angela Taylor
St. Elsewhere "The Naked and the Dead" (10/30/85)
Brenda has also appeared in many commercials: notable ones include
American Express (This is the one where the kid feeds oatmeal to the VCR.)
Sudafed
Jif peanut Butter
Boston Market (or Boston Chicken, as they were known in those days.)
New York Life
Corn Pops (Kids still recognize her from that one.)
Diet Pepsi (with the chimpanzee and the scientist; in the Cleo Hall of Fame)
Mocha Mix
Lexus
Brenda also appears in the music video
for Billy Crystal's "You Look Marvelous".
Yoga 4 Fertility (2002)
Yoga 4 Partners
(with Tom Henri)
(2002)
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