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name: "Brenda Vaccaro"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brenda-vaccaro"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 November 1939"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T07:07:27.593833+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Brenda Vaccaro

Actor. Born 18 November 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 November 1939, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1971–2016
- **Also known as:** Brenda Vacarro, Brenda Buell Vaccaro, برندا واکارو
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 86 (1), 2000s 70 (1), 2010s 83 (1)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Adventure 1, Animation 1, Crime 1, Family 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $76m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q240658, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0882853/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30585

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Kubo and the Two Strings*](https://film.one/film/kubo-and-the-two-strings.md) (83)

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## Biography

Brenda Vaccaro is an American actress known for her work in film, television and theatre. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she studied acting at the Neighbourhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York and made her Broadway debut in 1961 in the play *Everybody Loves Opal*, for which she received a Theatre World Award.

She received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in *Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough* (1975) and a Golden Globe Award for the same role. Other notable film credits include *Midnight Cowboy* (1969). On television she has appeared in series such as *Friends* (1994) and *And Just Like That…* (2021), and voiced Kameyo in the animated film *Kubo and the Two Strings* (2016). She has also received Primetime Emmy and Tony Award nominations.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Kubo and the Two Strings* (2016), Fi1m 83, as Kameyo (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/kubo-and-the-two-strings.md)
- *Nip/Tuck* (2003), Fi1m 70, as Beatrice Madsen — [page](https://film.one/tv/nip-tuck.md)
- *Columbo* (1971), Fi1m 86, as Jess McCurdy — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)

## Also known for

- *Midnight Cowboy* (1969), Shirley
- *The King of Queens* (1998), Sheila Rednester
- *Supergirl* (1984), Bianca
- *Johnny Bravo* (1997), Bunny Bravo (voice)
- *And Just Like That…* (2021), Gloria Marquette
- *Nonnas* (2025), Antonella
- *Capricorn One* (1977), Kay Brubaker
- *The Jetsons* (1962), Di-Di (voice)

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