
Brenda James
Acting
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."
Known for
2025Dorothea
Dorothy Miller
2006Slither
Brenda Gutierrez
2006Man About Town
Judge Ellen Masters
2005Paper Moon Affair
Lucinda Staub
2005The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Barbara the Tailor
2005Jenifer
Ruby
2005Saving Milly
Mary
2004The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Virginia
2003Red Rover
Diane
2003The Stranger Beside Me
Margo
2002The Barber
Sally
2001The Attic Expeditions
Nurse One
2001L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
Morten
1999Nice Guys Sleep Alone
Kate
1998Safe House
Asthma Girl Interviewee
1998The Man in the Iron Mask
Lucille
1992Patriot Games
Secretary
1991The Channeler
Blair
1991Stone Cold
Marie
1989Cutting Class
Colleen