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BIO

Brenda Buell Vaccaro is an American stage, television, and film actress. In a career spanning over half a century, she received one Academy Award nomination, three Golden Globe Award nominations, four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and three Tony Award nominations.


Vaccaro's Broadway credits include The Affair (1962), Cactus Flower (1965), the musical How Now, Dow Jones (1967), The Goodbye People (1968), the female version of The Odd Couple (1985), and Jake's Women (1992). 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). She was featured on the May 29, 1970 cover of Life magazine.

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STAGE CREDITS

Jake's Women
[Broadway]
1992
Karen
The Odd Couple
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1985
Olive Madison [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Father's Day
[Broadway]
1971
Louise
The Goodbye People
[Broadway]
1968
Nancy Scott
How Now, Dow Jones
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1967
Cynthia
The Natural Look
[Broadway]
1967
Performer
Cactus Flower
[Broadway]
1965
Toni
Children From Their Games
[Broadway]
1963
Melissa Peabody
The Affair
[Broadway]
1962
Laura Howard
Everybody Loves Opal
[Broadway]
1961
Gloria

Movies

Where It's At
[ 1969 ] Molly
Midnight Cowboy
[ 1969 ] Shirley
I Love My Wife
[ 1970 ] Jody Burrows
Going Home
[ 1971 ] Jenny Benson
Summertree
[ 1971 ] Vanetta
Once Is Not Enough
[ 1975 ] Linda
The House by the Lake
[ 1976 ] Diane
Airport '77
[ 1977 ] Eve Clayton
Capricorn One
[ 1977 ] Kay Brubaker
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
[ 1979 ] Grace Wolf
The First Deadly Sin
[ 1980 ] Monica Gilbert
Zorro: The Gay Blade
[ 1981 ] Florinda
Supergirl
[ 1984 ] Bianca
Water
[ 1985 ] Dolores
Heart of Midnight
[ 1988 ] Betty
Cookie
[ 1989 ] Bunny
The Masque of the Red Death
[ 1989 ] Elaina Hart
Ten Little Indians
[ 1989 ] Marion Marshall
Lethal Games
[ 1991 ] Stella Hudson
Love Affair
[ 1994 ] Nora Stillman
The Mirror Has Two Faces
[ 1996 ] Doris
Sonny
[ 2002 ] Meg
Boynton Beach Club
[ 2005 ] Marilyn
Just Let Go
[ 2015 ] Nadine Williams
Kubo and the Two Strings
[ 2016 ] Kameyo
30-LOVE
[ 2017 ] Hellen
The Clapper
[ 2017 ] Ida Krumble
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
[ 2019 ] Mary Alice Schwarz

TV Shows

Murder, She Wrote
Sheila Kowalski Finley, Didi Blair, Mimi Harcourt
The Name of the Game
Gemma, Sandy Graham
The Smurfs
Scruple, Architect Smurf
The Streets of San Francisco
Sydney Bruce, Officer Sherry Reese, SFPD

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 1969 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Brenda Vaccaro, The Goodbye People

Tony Awards - 1968 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Brenda Vaccaro , How Now, Dow Jones

Tony Awards - 1966 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Brenda Vaccaro , Cactus Flower


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1962 - Performance

Brenda Vaccaro, Everybody Loves Opal

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Brenda Vaccaro been in?

Brenda Vaccaro has appeared on Broadway in 10 shows.

How many West End shows has Brenda Vaccaro been in?

Brenda Vaccaro has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Brenda Vaccaro been nominated for?

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Goodbye People, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for How Now, Dow Jones, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Cactus Flower and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Everybody Loves Opal.

What awards has Brenda Vaccaro won?

Brenda Vaccaro won the Theatre World Award for her performance in Everybody Loves Opal.

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