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Brenda Currin

Acting
Known For

55 Years Old

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.

Born

on 1st January 1970

All Credits

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Gossip Girl
Chairwoman Hartshorn
Reds Image
Reds
Marjorie Jones
In Cold Blood Image
In Cold Blood
Nancy Clutter
The World According to Garp Image
The World According to Garp
Pooh
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The Scarlet Letter
Goodie Ingles
Out of Blue Image
Out of Blue
Nancy the Waitress
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C.H.U.D.
Francine the Landlady
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Diary of a Hitman
Neighbor Lady
Going Berserk Image
Going Berserk
Sal's Secretary
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Christmas Belles
Maude
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Tales from the Darkside
Sarah Kimble
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Daughter of the Bride
Aunt Marci
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Gossamer Folds
Maybelle
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote Image
6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
Self