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Brenda James
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…
Filmography
movieSunset Strip Killers
2026
movieDorothea
2025 · Dorothy Miller
movieMan About Town
2006 · Judge Ellen Masters
movieSlither
2006 · Brenda Gutierrez
movieJenifer
2005 · Ruby
tvMasters of Horror
2005 · Ruby
moviePaper Moon Affair
2005 · Lucinda Staub
movieThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
2005 · Barbara the Tailor
movieSaving Milly
2005 · Mary
tvStargate Atlantis
2004 · Dr. Katie Brown
movieThe Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
2004 · Virginia
movieRed Rover
2003 · Diane
movieThe Stranger Beside Me
2003 · Margo
movieThe Barber
2002 · Sally
tvTaken
2002 · Dr. Ellen Greenspan
tvAmerican Dreams
2002 · Bonnie Pratt
tvThe Dead Zone
2002 · Erin Moore
movieL.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
2001 · Morten
movieThe Attic Expeditions
2001 · Nurse One
tvThe Lone Gunmen
2001 · Publicist
tvDark Angel
2000 · Valerie Cale
tv2gether: The Series
2000 · Liz Porter
movieNice Guys Sleep Alone
1999 · Kate
tvFirst Wave
1998 · Rae
movieSafe House
1998 · Asthma Girl Interviewee
movieThe Man in the Iron Mask
1998 · Lucille
tvThe Practice
1997 · Carrie Novak
tvThe Outer Limits
1995 · Marcy Newhall
moviePatriot Games
1992 · Secretary
movieThe Channeler
1991 · Blair
movieStone Cold
1991 · Marie
movieCutting Class
1989 · Colleen
tvIt's Your Move
1984 · Girl
Devil's Disciple: The Night Stalker
movieDevil's Disciple: The Night Stalker
— · Lela Kneiding