
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.
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Gossip Girl
Chairwoman Hartshorn
2021 • 1 episode

C.H.U.D.
Francine the Landlady
1984

The World According to Garp
Pooh
1982

Reds
Marjorie Jones
1981

In Cold Blood
Nancy Clutter
1967

Life with Mikey
George's Mom
1993

Going Berserk
Sal's Secretary
1983

Diary of a Hitman
Neighbor Lady
1991

The Scarlet Letter
Goodie Ingles
1979 • 4 episodes

Out of Blue
Nancy the Waitress
2019

Daughter of the Bride
Aunt Marci
2023

Tales from the Darkside
Sarah Kimble
1990

Christmas Belles
Maude
2019

Grounded in Love
Beulah
2025

Gossamer Folds
Maybelle
2020

6 morts dans la nuit : « De sang-froid » – Truman Capote
Self
2024

Trick or Treat
Sarah Kimble
1983