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Brenda Currin

Overview

Brenda Currin is an OBIE Award winning actress. Brenda's career began as Nancy Clutter in In Cold Blood. She went on to play Pooh Percy in The World According To Garp with Robin Williams, and appeared in Taps, Reds, and the cult classic C.H.U.D., among others. Brenda worked in the New York theater scene, on and Off Broadway for much of her adult life. She is acclaimed for her two one-person shows based on Eudora Welty's work, Sister and Miss Lexie and A Fire Was In My Head. eudoraweltyonstage.co . In 1990 Brenda left the theater to get a Master's degree in anthropology and then co-founded What Girls Know, a theater program for the healthy development of adolescent girls, which she directed in NYC and other parts of the country for the next 15 years. Since returning to acting, she has worked continually in New York, with concentration on the works of Tennessee Williams, Jane Bowles, Harper Lee, Horton Foote, and a new play, Mr. Toole (Vivian Neuwirth) as Thelma Toole. Brenda's recent film/TV work includes Gossamer Folds, Out Of Blue and Claws. She now resides in New Orleans.

Known for

Acting

2023 Daughter of the Bride Actor Aunt Marci 59
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2020 Gossamer Folds Actor Maybelle 58
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2019 Christmas Belles Actor Maude 58
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2019 Out of Blue Actor Nancy the Waitress 57
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1991 Diary of a Hitman Actor Neighbor Lady 58
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1990 Tales from the Darkside Actor Sarah Kimble 59
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1984 C.H.U.D. Actor Francine the Landlady 58
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1983 Trick or Treat Actor Sarah Kimble N/A
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1983 Going Berserk Actor Sal's Secretary 58
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1982 The World According to Garp Actor Pooh 62
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1981 Reds Actor Marjorie Jones 62
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1979 The Scarlet Letter Actor Goodie Ingles 67
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1967 In Cold Blood Actor Nancy Clutter 65
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