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    Brenda Currin

    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.

    Movies

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    Daughter of the Bride
    60 %|Feb 3, 2023
    Comedy
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    Gossamer Folds
    0 %|Sep 17, 2020
    Drama
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    Christmas Belles
    23 %|Nov 23, 2019
    Comedy, Family
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    Out of Blue
    52 %|Mar 22, 2019
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
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    Diary of a Hitman
    51 %|Nov 20, 1991
    Crime
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    Tales from the Darkside
    68 %|Nov 29, 1990
    Horror, Comedy
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    C.H.U.D.
    56.52 %|Aug 31, 1984
    Horror, Science Fiction
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    Going Berserk
    51 %|Sep 30, 1983
    Comedy
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    The World According to Garp
    66.66 %|Aug 13, 1982
    Drama, Comedy
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    Reds
    69 %|Dec 25, 1981
    Drama, History, Romance
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    In Cold Blood
    74.7 %|Dec 15, 1967
    Crime, Drama

    Series

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    Gossip Girl
    74 %|Jul 8, 2021
    Drama, Mystery
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    Tales from the Darkside
    72.24000000000001 %|Sep 30, 1984
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Scarlet Letter
    47 %|Mar 3, 1979
    Drama