Brenda James
ActingAlso Known As
Brenda Lynn Klemme , Brenda Klemme
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."
Movies
(19 total)
Patriot Games
as Secretary
Slither
as Brenda Gutierrez
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
as Barbara the Tailor
Stone Cold
as Marie
Cutting Class
as Colleen
Jenifer
as Ruby
The Barber
as Sally
Safe House
as Asthma Girl Interviewee
The Attic Expeditions
as Nurse One
The Stranger Beside Me
as Margo
Red Rover
as Diane
Nice Guys Sleep Alone
as Kate
The Channeler
as Blair
Paper Moon Affair
as Lucinda Staub
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Lucille
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
as Virginia
Saving Milly
as Mary
Dorothea
as Dorothy Miller
TV Shows
(13 total)
Stargate Atlantis
as Dr. Katie Brown
Dark Angel
as Valerie Cale
Taken
as Dr. Ellen Greenspan
Masters of Horror
as Ruby
The Outer Limits
as Marcy Newhall
The Dead Zone
as Erin Moore
The Practice
as Carrie Novak
The Lone Gunmen
as Publicist
First Wave
as Rae
American Dreams
as Bonnie Pratt
It's Your Move
as Girl
2gether: The Series
as Liz Porter