Dori Brenner

Dori Brenner
Born
Dori Levine

(1946-12-16)16 December 1946
Manhattan, New York, USA
Died16 September 2000(2000-09-16) (aged 53)
Los Angeles, California, USA
EducationYale School of Drama
Known forActress

Dori Brenner (born Dori Levine; December 16, 1946 – September 16, 2000) was an American actress.[1]

Personal life

She was born in Manhattan, and went to Sarah Lawrence College and the Yale School of Drama.[2][1] Her oldest sister was author Ellen Levine. Her other sister, Mada Levine Liebman, was a senior advisor to US Senators Frank Lautenberg and Jon Corzine.[3]

She was a close friend of Bette Davis.[1] She died of complications from cancer in Los Angeles, California.[1][4] and was buried at Beth David Cemetery.

Acting career

Brenner's first film was Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams.[1] Some other films she appeared in were Altered States, For the Boys, and Next Stop, Greenwich Village.[1]

She appeared on television with regular roles on The Charmings, Ned and Stacey and Seventh Avenue. She had a recurring role as the neighbor on Who's the Boss?[1]

Film

Year Title Role
1972 Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
1973 Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Anna
1975 The Other Side of the Mountain Cookie
1976 Next Stop, Greenwich Village Connie
I Want to Keep My Baby! Renee DeReda
Sad and Lonely Sundays Sandy
1980 Altered States Sylvia Rosenberg
1984 The Oasis Jill
1985 I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later Dori Green
1987 Baby Boom Park Mom
1991 For the Boys Loretta
1996 Infinity Tutti Feynman
2000 Sunset Strip Doctor

TV

Year Title Role Notes
1974 Kojak Miss Rosenberg season 1, episode 22
1977 Seventh Avenue Rhoda Gold Blackman
1978 The Love Boat Wendy Bradley Episodes: Too Hot to Handle / Family Reunion /

Cinderella Story

1981 Aloha Paradise 2 episodes
1982 CBS Schoolbreak Special 1 episode
1985 Who's the Boss? Wendy Wittner
1987–1988 The Charmings Sally Miller
1991 Sons and Daughters Guest star in "Throw Momma from the Terrain" episode
1991 The Sunset Gang Written by Warren Adler for the American Playhouse series
1995-1997 Ned and Stacey Ellen Colbert
1998 You're the One Leonore Weitz

Award nominations

Year Award Category Title of work
1977 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Seventh Avenue

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Doug Galloway (September 28, 2000). "Dori Brenner". Variety. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  2. ^ John Willis; Barry Monush (April 1, 2002). Screen World 2001. Applause. pp. 341–. ISBN 978-1-55783-479-9.
  3. ^ "Award-Winning Author Ellen Levine (1939-2012) Dies at Age 73". scholastic.com. May 30, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  4. ^ Anne Commire, ed. (January 1, 2007). "Brenner, Dori (1946–2000)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016.