Brenda James
Actor
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 murderer 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
Patriot Games
June 4, 1992
Slither
March 31, 2006
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
June 1, 2005
See Spot Run
March 2, 2001
Stone Cold
May 17, 1991
Man About Town
June 8, 2006
Cutting Class
April 24, 1989
Jenifer
November 18, 2005
The Barber
December 31, 2002
Safe House
July 1, 1998
The Attic Expeditions
April 5, 2001
The Stranger Beside Me
March 20, 2003
Acting23
- 2026Devil's Disciple: The Night Stalker as Lela Kneiding
- 2026Sunset Strip Killers
- 2025Dorothea as Dorothy Miller
- 2006Man About Town as Judge Ellen Masters
- 2006Slither as Brenda Gutierrez
- 2005Jenifer as Ruby
- 2005Paper Moon Affair as Lucinda Staub
- 2005The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants as Barbara the Tailor
- 2005Saving Milly as Mary
- 2004The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie