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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]

Early life

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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]

Career

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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]

Personal life

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Brenner was a close friend of Bette Davis.[1]

Death

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Brenner died of complications from cancer in Los Angeles, California.[1][4] and was buried at Beth David Cemetery.

Filmography

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Film

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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

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1974 Kojak Miss Rosenberg S1.E22 - "The Only Way Out"
1975 All Together Now Nicki ABC Movie of the Week
1976 Ellery Queen Laura Schramm S1.E19 - "The Adventure of the Tyrant of Tin Pan Alley"
1976 The Oath: The Sad and Lonely Sundays Sandy Anthology series
1976-77 Delvecchio Jean Lazarus 2 episodes
1977 Seventh Avenue Rhoda Gold Blackman 3 episodes
1978 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? Nan S1.E12 - "Class Renegade"
1978 The Love Boat Wendy Bradley Episodes: Too Hot to Handle/Family Reunion/

Cinderella Story

1981 Hill Street Blues Luana Belker S2.E7 - "Chipped Beef"
1981 Aloha Paradise 2 episodes
1981 Trapper John, M.D. Martha Bennett S2.E12 - "Finders Keepers"
1982 Cassie & Co. Meryl Foxx 13 episodes
1982 CBS Schoolbreak Special Cindy Chalmers S4.E2 - "Journey to Survival"
1985 Who's the Boss? Wendy Wittner 5 episodes
1985 Cagney & Lacey Emily Johnson S5.E6 - "The Clinic"
1986 The Paper Chase Mrs. Dellafield (Law Registrar) S4.E3 - "Honor"
1987 Night Court Arlene Huebner S4.E13 - "Baby Talk"
1987-88 The Charmings Sally Miller Main cast - 21 episodes
1988 Falcon Crest Penny Calloway 2 episodes
1990 Mancuso, F.B.I. 2 episodes
1991 Equal Justice Mary Ann S2.E1 - "Sleeping with the Enemy"
1991 Sons and Daughters Sheila Albright S1.E9 - "Throw Momma from the Terrain"
1991 Sisters Maggie D'Amato 2 episodes
1991 The Sunset Gang Cynthia S10.E7 - "The Home" (written by Warren Adler)
1993 Wings Doris S4.E15 - "The Gift: Part 1"
1995-97 Ned and Stacey Ellen Colbert 12 episodes
1996 The Steve Harvey Show Dr. Langer S1.E3 - "Mr. Hightower's Opus"
1998 You're the One Leonore Weitz 3 episodes
1998 Party of Five Nurse Cactis S5.E6 - Episode: "Forgive and/or Forget"
2000 Bull Esther Decker S1.E9 - "The Quick Hit"

Award nominations

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

References

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  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.
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