Brenda Currin

Brenda Currin

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Acting

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Known For
Acting

Biography

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.

Brenda Currin's LGBTQ+ Titles

The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp
Pooh

Acting (14)

2023
Daughter of the Bride as Aunt Marci
2021
Gossip Girl as Chairwoman Hartshorn (1 episode)
2020
Gossamer Folds as Maybelle
2019
Christmas Belles as Maude
2019
Out of Blue as Nancy the Waitress
1991
Diary of a Hitman as Neighbor Lady
1990
Tales from the Darkside as Sarah Kimble
1984
Tales from the Darkside as Sarah Kimble (1 episode)
1984
C.H.U.D. as Francine the Landlady
1983
Going Berserk as Sal's Secretary
1981
Reds as Marjorie Jones
1979
The Scarlet Letter as Goodie Ingles (4 episodes)
1967
In Cold Blood as Nancy Clutter