Brenda Vaccaro

Brenda Vaccaro
Date of Birth: 18 Nov 1939
Country: USA
Biography: A leading lady on screen, stage and sometimes television. Brenda Vaccaro, was born in Brooklyn but was actually raised in Dallas, Texas. Her appetite for acting increased following several appearances in high school productions, and she finally started a professional career in the 1960s. Memorable to many in Supergirl (1984), she was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar in Once Is Not Enough (1975).
Total Credits at Criticker: 37 (Actor)
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Sonny
New Orleans, 1981. Sonny Phillips, just discharged from the Army, returns home. The only life he's known is as a gigolo, working for his mother, but he wants to leave that behind. However, the job his Army buddy promised doesn't materialize, and he can't escape his past.
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Midnight Cowboy
A naive male prostitute and his sickly friend struggle to survive on the streets of New York City. (imdb)
Airport \
Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under 100 feet of water. (imdb)
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The Mirror Has Two Faces
Rose and Gregory, both Columbia University professors meet when Rose's sister answers Gregory's "personals" ad... (imdb)
Zorro, the Gay Blade
When the new Spanish Governor begins to grind the peasants under his heel, Don Diego Vega becomes Zorro... (imdb)
Water
Farce about a British diplomat to a West Indian island nation who finds his idyllic existance thrown into chaos when a large American drilling company finds a huge source of natural mineral water there. (imdb)
Supergirl
Supergirl heads to earth to recover the Omegaheadron, which is the power source for her home world. The Omegaheadron falls into the hands of a second rate witch named Selena who uses it to try to take over the world. (imdb)
Capricorn One
Classic conspiracy tale about the first manned mission to Mars. All appears to be going well until the astronauts are pulled off the ship just before launch by shadowy government types and whisked off to a film studio in the desert. It transpires that the space vehicle has a major defect which NASA just daren't admit. (imdb)
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Love Affair
Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll... (imdb)
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Boynton Beach Club
A romantic comedy about our amazing capacity to rebound and fall in love -- at any age. (Roadside Attractions)
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Ten Little Indians
Rehash of classic Agatha Christie story about 10 people who believe they have won a trip to go on an African safari, but are soon killed off one by one by an unknown murderer. (imdb)
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Cookie
Peter Falk plays Dino Capisco, a mob boss released from prison. His estranged daughter is Cookie is sent to work for him. He needs to get some money back from an associate before making a break from the mafia life. However, his associate went and sold off his shares and basically says, live with it. But not Dino. And not Cookie, neither. (IMDB Comments)
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Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Based upon the true story of Jim Jones, a self proclaimed prophet. Jim Jones had a loyal following of about 1000 people, who had donated their entire life savings to him to join his commune. When possible illegal activities came to the attention of the authorities, they started to investigate. Rather that faces the charges, Jim Jones committed suicide, and convinced virtually All of his followers to do the same. (imdb)
Death Weekend
A rich playboy has a large house in the countryside. One weekend he invites a fashion model. On his way to the house, he drives past a gang of crazy young men. They find out where he lives, enter the house and kill him. Eventually the model arrives... (imdb)
Masque of the Red Death
Lovely photographer Rebecca winds up in a Bavarian castle at a "Masque of the Red Death" party hosted by the wealthy Ludwig. Mayhem ensues as assorted Poe story devices start doing away with the guests. (imdb)
The First Deadly Sin
A police inspector, nearing retirement, tracks a serial killer who is terrorizing New York. (imdb)
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I Love My Wife
Young surgeon becomes bored with his wife and family, he has a very successful career, but even with having so much in life, he feels empty and goes through a series of brief and meaningless relations with attractive women.
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
This simple tale is about a humble couple about to take a long journey to Bethlehem and a small, insignificant donkey who is destined to help them along. (Warner)
Going Home
After serving a prison term for killing his wife, a man is paroled and returns to his home town. He tries to re-establish his relationship with his now-grown son, who was a child when the incident happened--and who witnessed his father kill his mother. (imdb)
You Don\
A look at the life and work of doctor-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian. (imdb)
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Once Is Not Enough
An over-the-hill movie producer marries a wealthy, spiteful woman and closeted lesbian just to please his spoiled daughter who then, in an attempt to spite him, seduces both a wealthy playboy and a local screenwriter. (imdb)
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Heart of Midnight
Carol inherits a night club from her weird uncle. She moves into the place, only to find out just how weird her uncle really was. She begins to remember more about her very special relationship with her uncle as she battles her memories and her surroundings in her new home. (imdb)
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Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
A World War I deserter competes in the first long-distance motorcycle race. (imdb)
Summertree
Jerry, not a member of the "protest generation" but is instead, an "All American boy," is drafted into the Army, just as things begin to go well for him. He decision to flee to Canada sparks off conflict with his parents, ending in the film's conclusion - in Vietnam. (imdb)
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Lethal Games
A criminal mob hires a gang of thugs to subdue a small urban community, but the community decides to fight back. (imdb)
Honor Thy Father
Story of the rise and fall of the Bonanno organized crime family. (imdb)
Columbo
Columbo (1971) - TV Series
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When Husbands Cheat
After a woman helps prove her brother-in-law is cheating, she begins to work as a private investigator, but when she starts to suspect her husband is having an affair, she has to decide if she should follow her instincts or chalk it up to paranoia.
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The Big Rip-Off
A man devises an elaborate "sting" to get back a quarter of a million dollars that a millionaire paid for his wife's ransom.
Johnny Bravo
Johnny Bravo, a muscular and boorish man who tries to get women to date him, though he is usually unsuccessful. He ends up in bizarre situations and predicaments, often accompanied by celebrity guest characters such as Adam West or Donny Osmond. Pop culture references and sly adult-oriented jokes comprise much of the show's humor. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Just Let Go
After surviving a drunk driving accident that killed his pregnant wife and two kids, Chris Williams struggles to 'just let go' and forgive the young man who caused it. (imdb)
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Kubo and the Two Strings
Kubo lives a quiet, normal life in a small shoreside village until a spirit from the past turns his life upside down by re-igniting an age-old vendetta. This causes all sorts of havoc as gods and monsters chase Kubo who, in order to survive, must locate a magical suit of armor once worn by his late father, a legendary Samurai warrior. (imdb)
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The Clapper
15 minutes of fame destroys the life of a man who works as a clapper in television. (imdb)
30-Love
When his wife dies during childbirth, a man takes up her favorite sport, tennis, in an effort to hold onto her memory. He focuses on winning tournaments and neglects his newborn daughter. A family tug-of-war begins for control of his baby.
The Fugitive
Red Shoe Diaries
After the death of his beloved wife, a man reads her diary and finds out that she was having an affair with a young construction worker.
Nonnas
After losing his beloved mother, a man risks everything to honor her by opening an Italian restaurant with actual grandmothers as the chefs.