Brenda Currin

Acting

Brenda Currin

Credits
17 titles

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.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 17

YearTitleRole
2025 Grounded in Love Film Beulah
2024 6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote Film Self
2023 Daughter of the Bride Film Aunt Marci
2021 Gossip Girl TV Chairwoman Hartshorn (1 ep)
2020 Gossamer Folds Film Maybelle
2019 Christmas Belles Film Maude
2019 Out of Blue Film Nancy the Waitress
1993 Life with Mikey Film George's Mom
1991 Diary of a Hitman Film Neighbor Lady
1990 Tales from the Darkside Film Sarah Kimble
1984 C.H.U.D. Film Francine the Landlady
1983 Tales from the Darkside: Trick or Treat Film Sarah Kimble
1983 Going Berserk Film Sal's Secretary
1982 The World According to Garp Film Pooh
1981 Reds Film Marjorie Jones
1979 The Scarlet Letter TV Goodie Ingles (4 ep)
1967 In Cold Blood Film Nancy Clutter
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