Brenda James
Known For: Acting
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 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."
Filmography
2025
- Dorothea as Dorothy Miller
2006
- Slither as Brenda Gutierrez
- Man About Town as Judge Ellen Masters
2005
- Masters of Horror as Ruby
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants as Barbara the Tailor
- Jenifer as Ruby
- Paper Moon Affair as Lucinda Staub
- Saving Milly as Mary
2004
- Stargate Atlantis as Dr. Katie Brown
- The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie as Virginia
2003
- The Stranger Beside Me as Margo
- Red Rover as Diane
2002
- The Dead Zone as Erin Moore
- American Dreams as Bonnie Pratt
- Taken as Dr. Ellen Greenspan
- The Barber as Sally
2001
- The Lone Gunmen as Publicist
- The Attic Expeditions as Nurse One
- L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve as Morten
2000
- Dark Angel as Valerie Cale
- 2gether: The Series as Liz Porter
1999
- Nice Guys Sleep Alone as Kate
1998
- First Wave as Rae
- The Man in the Iron Mask as Lucille
- Safe House as Asthma Girl Interviewee
1997
- The Practice as Carrie Novak
1995
- The Outer Limits as Marcy Newhall
1992
- Patriot Games as Secretary
1991
- Stone Cold as Marie
- The Channeler as Blair
1989
- Cutting Class as Colleen
1984
- It's Your Move as Girl