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Brenda Vaccaro

Brenda Vaccaro

Actor · Born November 18, 1939 (86) · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Brenda Buell Vaccaro (born November 18, 1939) is an American stage, television and film actress.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 18, 1939 (86)
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
58 on MovieCove · 102 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Brenda Vaccaro's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Bonds
26%
Survival
14%
Morality
12%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 8 · Dark 13

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 25 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 12 · Charged 11 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 18 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 14

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 7 of 17 analyzed roles.

Ally
7 of 17
Mentor
5 of 17
Hero
3 of 17
Herald
1 of 17
Threshold guardian
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
17
Tense
14
Hopeful
15
Warm
11
Bittersweet
8
Other
28

How their films linger

Hopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Brenda Vaccaro's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 58 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brenda Vaccaro's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

102 credits, 58 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Nonnas(2025)

    as Antonella

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Burt(2025)

    as Patty Green

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • And Just Like That...(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gloria Marquette

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood(2019)

    as Mary Alice Schwarz

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Summer Camp Island(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Godmonster (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Clapper(2017)

    as Ida Krumble

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • 30-LOVE(2017)

    as Hellen

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Gypsy(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Claire Rogers

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Kubo and the Two Strings(2016)

    as Kameyo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Just Let Go(2015)

    as Nadine Williams

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood(2011)

    as Bunny Bravo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • You Don't Know Jack(2010)

    as Margo Janus

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The War at Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbara

  • Boynton Beach Club(2005)

    as Marilyn

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide Follies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Bunny Bravo (Voice)

  • Just Desserts(2004)

    as Lina

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Nip/Tuck(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Beatrice Madsen

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure(2002)

    as Mrs. Hirsch

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Sonny(2002)

    as Meg

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Just a Walk in the Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Selma Williams

  • The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo(2002)

    as Bunny Bravo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • A Johnny Bravo Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Bunny Bravo / Woman / Pilot #2 (voice)

  • The King of Queens(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheila Rednester

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • When Husbands Cheat(1998)

    as Sally

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen Horowitz

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Johnny Bravo(1997)

    Show 181 episodes · as Bunny Bravo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Lion's Share (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Mirror Has Two Faces(1996)

    as Doris

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Following Her Heart(1994)

    as Cecile

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Love Affair(1994)

    as Nora Stillman

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Gloria Tribbiani

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Al

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Critic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ardeth (voice)

  • Goof Troop(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Gilda (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Red Shoe Diaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Martha

  • Civil Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Laverne Briggs

  • Lethal Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Stella Hudson

  • Flesh 'n' Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Lillian Brennan

  • Darkwing Duck(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Stolen: One Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Lisa Jarrett

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Marge (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Masque of the Red Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Elaina Hart

  • Ten Little Indians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Marion Marshall

  • Cookie(1989)

    as Bunny

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Heart of Midnight(1988)

    as Betty

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones(1987)

    as Didi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • CBS Summer Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Maxine

  • Attic Suite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • The Golden Girls(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Angela

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Deceptions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Helen Adams

  • Deceptions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · as Helen Adams

  • Water(1985)

    as Dolores Thwaites

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Didi Blair · as Mimi Harcourt · as Sheila Kowalski Finley

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Paper Dolls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 14 episodes · as Julia Blake

  • Supergirl(1984)

    as Bianca

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Rose Orso

  • Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Long Way Home(1981)

    as Lillian Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Zorro: The Gay Blade(1981)

    as Florinda

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Star Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Dolores Baker

  • The Pride of Jesse Hallam(1981)

    as Marion Galucci

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The First Deadly Sin(1980)

    as Monica Gilbert

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jane Briggs

  • Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider(1979)

    as Grace Wolf

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Dear Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Dear Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Det. Sgt. Kate Hudson

  • Capricorn One(1978)

    as Kay Brubaker

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey(1977)

    as Tilly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eleanor Savage

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Airport '77(1977)

    as Eve Clayton

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The House by the Lake(1976)

    as Diane

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Territorial Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Sara Yarnell

  • Good Heavens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 12 episodes · as Sara Yarnell

  • Once Is Not Enough(1975)

    as Linda

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • McCoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Brenda Brooks

  • Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg(1974)

    as Ethel Rosenberg

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sunshine(1973)

    as Carol Gillman

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Honor Thy Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Rosalie Bonnano

  • The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Sherry Reese, SFPD · as Sydney Bruce

  • Banacek(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Sharon Clark

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • What's a Nice Girl Like You...?(1971)

    as Shirley Campbel

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Going Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Jenny

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Jess McCurdy

  • Summertree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Vanetta

  • Travis Logan, D.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Lucille Sand

  • I Love My Wife(1970)

    as Jody Burrows

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • McCloud(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Margaret Sereno

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Marilyn Hoffman

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Midnight Cowboy(1969)

    as Shirley

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Where It's At (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Molly Hirsch

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Gemma

  • Coronet Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Julie

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Geri Coates

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Joanne Spencer

  • The Greatest Show on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Vacation Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenny Penny

  • The Jetsons(1962)

    Show 2 episodes · as Di-Di (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Debbie Briggs · as Renee Shube · as Shirley Thysen

  • Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 102 titles, 101 of them dated from 1961 to 2025; peak year 1988.

Biggest box office

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

$76M worldwide

Highest rated

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Johnny Bravo (1997)

Film career

19612025

Peak 1988 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting102 of 102: 102 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1960s11 · acting1970s25 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s20 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 4% of 24 roles
69798999

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Brenda Vaccaro's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 39; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 58 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 58 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo (2002)

97th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Brenda Vaccaro's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles11–56 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles10–57 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles23–56 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles8–49 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles8–67 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Brenda Vaccaro work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brenda Vaccaro's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marcelo Zarvos shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Mixed roles