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Brenda James

Brenda James

Known For Acting
Birthday None (None)
Birthplace Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 01, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Star and monster of the Cult Classic "Slither" Brenda James started out as a 1980's commercial actress in Los Angeles. She was cast as a regular in one of the very first cable sit-coms "Safe at Home" for Ted Turner's network. Brenda spent decades either in guest star roles, like the pregnant murdere ... r in "The Practice" or screaming in slasher movies like "Cutting Class" where she starred along with Brad Pitt in his first feature. Not only did Brenda James play the "Brenda Blob" for James Gunn but she worked in the MTV boy band series "2Gether" as sleazy manager, Liz Porter, produced and written by Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn. Touring Europe as Agnes in "Agnes of God" was one of her career highlights as well as being the inspiration in "Patriot Games" for Harrison Ford to bring back a crucial memory that twists the plot for the entire movie conclusion. The 2000's brought Brenda James into the sci-fi genre where she played Dr. Katie Brown the horticultural love interest for David Hewlett's character Rodney McKay. She worked alongside Anthony Michael Hall and Ally Sheedy in the Breakfast Club themed cliff hanger episodes of "The Dead Zone."

Known For

Filmography

Slither

Slither

2006

as Brenda Gutierrez

Paper Moon Affair

Paper Moon Affair

2005

as Lucinda Staub

Jenifer

Jenifer

2005

as Ruby

Saving Milly

Saving Milly

2005

as Mary

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

2005

as Barbara the Tailor

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

2004

as Virginia

Red Rover

Red Rover

2003

as Diane

The Barber

The Barber

2002

as Sally

The Attic Expeditions

The Attic Expeditions

2001

as Nurse One

Nice Guys Sleep Alone

Nice Guys Sleep Alone

1999

as Kate

Safe House

Safe House

1998

as Asthma Girl Interviewee

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1998

as Lucille

Patriot Games

Patriot Games

1992

as Secretary

The Channeler

The Channeler

1991

as Blair

Stone Cold

Stone Cold

1991

as Marie

Cutting Class

Cutting Class

1989

as Colleen

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Taken

as Dr. Ellen Greenspan

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Dec 02, 2002

2gether: The Series

as Liz Porter

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Aug 15, 2000

Stargate Atlantis

as Dr. Katie Brown

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jul 15, 2004

American Dreams

as Bonnie Pratt

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 29, 2002

The Lone Gunmen

as Publicist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 2001

Dark Angel

as Valerie Cale

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2000

Masters of Horror

as Ruby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 28, 2005

The Outer Limits

as Marcy Newhall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1995

First Wave

as Rae

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1998

The Dead Zone

as Erin Moore

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 16, 2002

The Practice

as Carrie Novak

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 1997

Taken

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 02, 2002

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2025 1 9 18 4
2025 2 5 8 1
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