Brenda Currin

Brenda Currin

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.

Filmography

C.H.U.D.

1984

As Francine the Landlady

Reds

1981

As Marjorie Jones

In Cold Blood

1967

As Nancy Clutter

Tales from the Darkside

1990

As Sarah Kimble

Gossamer Folds

2020

As Maybelle

Christmas Belles

2019

As Maude

Diary of a Hitman

1991

As Neighbor Lady

Out of Blue

2019

As Nancy the Waitress

Going Berserk

1983

As Sal's Secretary

Daughter of the Bride

2023

As Aunt Marci

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