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| Born | November 18, 1939 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Spouse(s) | William Bishop (1977–1978) Charles Cannizzaro (1981–1982) Guy Hector (1986–) |
Brenda Buell Vaccaro (born November 18, 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning American actress. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
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Biography
Early life
Vaccaro was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Italian American parents Christine M. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship Pavia and Mario A. Vaccaro (originally a lawyer), both of whom were pioneers in Italian cuisine. [1][2][3] She was raised in Texas, where her parents co-founded Mario's Restaurant (a nationally recognized restaurant)[4] and where Vaccaro graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1958. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Thomas Jefferson High School (Dallas is a Secondary school in Dallas Texas that serves grades 9 - 12. [5] She returned to New York City to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse, and made her Broadway debut in the short-lived 1961 comedy Everybody Loves Opal, for which she won the Theatre World Award. The City of New York The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre is an Actor training school in New York City, generally associated with the Meisner technique of Sanford Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York
Career
Vaccaro's Broadway credits include Cactus Flower (1965), How Now, Dow Jones (1967), The Goodbye People (1968), the female version of The Odd Couple, (1985), and Jake's Women (1982). Cactus Flower is a Farce by Abe Burrows. It played for years on Broadway before being adapted by I How Now Dow Jones is a Broadway musical Comedy. From an original concept by Carolyn Leigh, the book was written by The Goodbye People is a play by Herb Gardner. The Dramedy focuses on elderly Max Silverman who is determined to reopen the Coney Island The Odd Couple was a 1965 Broadway play by Neil Simon, followed by a successful film and television series as well as other derivative works and spin offs Jake's Women is a play by Neil Simon. It centers on Jake a writer with a struggling marriage The husky-voiced actress has been nominated for the Tony Award three times, 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). The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented
Vaccaro co-starred in the 1969 Dustin Hoffman/Jon Voight film Midnight Cowboy, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8 1937 His brother Ronald is a lawyer and economist Jonathan Vincent Voight (born December 29 1938 is an Academy Award -winning American film Actor. Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 Drama film based on the 1965 novel of the same name by James Leo Herlihy. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner For her performance in the 1975 film adaptation of Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough she garnered an Academy Award nomination and won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. Jacqueline Susann ( August 20, 1918, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania &ndash September 21, 1974, New York City Once Is Not Enough is a 1973 novel by Jacqueline Susann. It was the #2 best-selling novel of 1973 in the United States "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Additional screen credits include Airport '77, Capricorn One, Supergirl, The Mirror Has Two Faces and House by the Lake aka, Death Weekend. Airport '77 is a 1977 Disaster film and second sequel in the Airport franchise Capricorn One is a 1978 thriller movie about a Mars landing Hoax. Supergirl is a 1984 Superhero Film. It stars Helen Slater in her first motion picture role in the title role of the DC Comics The Mirror Has Two Faces is a 1996 American romantic Dramedy Film produced and directed by Barbra Streisand
Vaccaro's many television credits include a number of television movies and a regular role in the short-lived 1984 series Paper Dolls in addition to guest appearances on The Fugitive, The Defenders, Coronet Blue, The Name of the Game, Marcus Welby, M.D., McCloud, The Streets of San Francisco, The Love Boat, St. Elsewhere, Murder, She Wrote, The Golden Girls, Columbo, Touched by an Angel, Friends, The King of Queens, and Nip/Tuck. Paper Dolls is a US primetime Soap opera that aired for 14 episodes on ABC from September 1984 to December 1984. The Fugitive is an American Television series produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television that aired on ABC The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series which ran on CBS from 1961 &ndash 1965. Coronet Blue was an American TV series that ran on CBS from May 29, 1967, to September 4, 1967. The Name of the Game was an American television series that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes &mdash an Marcus Welby MD is a popular Medical drama that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969 to July 29, 1976 McCloud is an American television police drama that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1977. The Streets of San Francisco is a successful 1970s Television Police Drama filmed on location in San Francisco California, The Love Boat (simply Love Boat in its final season is an American Television series set on a Cruise ship, which St Elsewhere is a US Drama series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. Murder She Wrote is a television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The Golden Girls is an American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, Touched by an Angel is an American Drama Television series that chronicles the missions of a group of Angels sent by God Friends was an The King of Queens is an Emmy -nominated American Sitcom that ran for nine seasons from 1998 to 2007 Nip/Tuck is an American television Medical drama series created by Ryan Murphy for FX Networks. She has been nominated for an Emmy Award three times and won for Best Supporting Actress in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music for The Shape of Things in 1974. She also starred in a series of commercials for Playtex.
Later she went on to supply the voice for Johnny Bravo's mother Bunny Bravo in the animated cartoon series. Johnny Bravo is an American animated series created by Van Partible. She had also made a later appearance on The Smurfs as Scruple, an apprentice of Gargamel, opposite Paul Winchell. The Smurfs is a American Cartoon series that aired on NBC from 1981 to 1989 Gargamel the sorcerer is the sworn enemy of the Smurfs. He is an Evil wizard, though his powers appear very limited he actually seems to Paul Winchell ( December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005) born Pinkus Wilchinski (the family later shortened it to Wilchin)
References
External links
- Brenda Vaccaro at the Internet Broadway Database
- Brenda Vaccaro at the Internet Movie Database
- Brenda Vaccaro at TV.com
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