Brenda James

Brenda James


in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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 for Brenda James...

Slither
Title: Slither
Character: Brenda Gutierrez
Released: March 31, 2006
Type: Movie
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.
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Jenifer
Title: Jenifer
Character: Ruby
Released: November 18, 2005
Type: Movie
After a detective rescues a mute disfigured woman from being murdered, he takes her into his home to prevent her from staying in a mental hospital, a move which alienates his family and soon turns to obsession.
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Title: Masters of Horror
Character: Ruby
Released: October 28, 2005
Type: TV
An anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.
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Paper Moon Affair
Title: Paper Moon Affair
Character: Lucinda Staub
Released: June 20, 2005
Type: Movie
An enigmatic Japanese woman, abandoned by her wealthy Chinese husband in a remote Pacific Northwest village, becomes entwined in the lives of two rugged locals.
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Title: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Character: Barbara the Tailor
Released: June 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Four best friends (Tibby, Lena, Carmen & Bridget) who buy a mysterious pair of pants that fits each of them, despite their differing sizes, and makes whoever wears them feel fabulous. When faced with the prospect of spending their first summer apart, the pals decide they'll swap the pants so that each girl in turn can enjoy the magic.
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Saving Milly
Title: Saving Milly
Character: Mary
Released: March 13, 2005
Type: Movie
True story based on the best-selling book by Mort Kondracke.
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Title: Stargate Atlantis
Character: Dr. Katie Brown
Released: July 15, 2004
Type: TV
With the Ancients' city of Atlantis discovered in the Pegasus Galaxy by Stargate Command, Dr. Elizabeth Weir and Major Sheppard lead a scientific expedition to the ancient abandoned city. Once there, the team not only find themselves unable to contact Earth, but their explorations unexpectedly reawaken the Ancients' deadly enemies, The Wraith, who hunger for this new prey. Now with the help of newfound local allies like Teyla Emmagan, the Atlantis Team sets about to uncover their new home's secrets even as their war of survival against the Wraith begins.
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The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Title: The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
Character: Virginia
Released: March 30, 2004
Type: Movie
A troubled teen is given the chance to redeem his criminal debt to society.
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Red Rover
Title: Red Rover
Character: Diane
Released: October 8, 2003
Type: Movie
Two siblings, a brother and sister, travel to their family's old, ancestral estate upon the death of their father. They soon find out the hard way about their family's ancient secret of witchcraft and the occult.
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Ann Rule Presents: The Stranger Beside Me
Title: Ann Rule Presents: The Stranger Beside Me
Character: Margo
Released: March 20, 2003
Type: Movie
While working at a Seattle clinic for women in the 1970s, Ann Rule becomes friends with Ted Bundy. Based on a book by Ann Rule.
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The Barber
Title: The Barber
Character: Sally
Released: December 31, 2002
Type: Movie
In the small town of Revelstoke, Alaska, local barber Dexter is surprised to learn that the body of Lucy Waters has been discovered. Having killed this woman, days ago, he hoped her body wouldn't be found until spring. Through the eyes of a serial killer, we discover the chilling layer of a weary town whose only concern is another long, dark winter.
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Title: Taken
Character: Dr. Ellen Greenspan
Released: December 2, 2002
Type: TV
The show takes place from 1944 to 2002 and follows the lives of three families: the Crawfords, who seek to cover up the Roswell crash and the existence of aliens; the Keys, who are subject to frequent experimentation by the aliens; and the Clarkes, who sheltered one of the surviving aliens from the crash.
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Title: Taken
Released: December 2, 2002
Type: TV
The show takes place from 1944 to 2002 and follows the lives of three families: the Crawfords, who seek to cover up the Roswell crash and the existence of aliens; the Keys, who are subject to frequent experimentation by the aliens; and the Clarkes, who sheltered one of the surviving aliens from the crash.
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The Attic Expeditions
Title: The Attic Expeditions
Character: Nurse
Released: March 30, 2001
Type: Movie
Trevor Blackburn is accused of murdering his girlfriend, Faith, in a brutal ritual. He's sentenced to live in an experimental rehabilitation community and falls into a coma. When he wakes up, he meets the mysterious Dr. Ek, who tortures Trevor in an attempt to learn the whereabouts of a powerful occult book. As other patients start to disappear, Trevor begins to wonder who and where he really is.
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Title: The Lone Gunmen
Character: Publicist
Released: March 4, 2001
Type: TV
After years of playing second fiddle to Agents Mulder and Scully on  The X-Files, the trio of computer-hacking conspiracy geeks popularly known as The Lone Gunmen are finally heading out on their own. Never ones to stray far from the center of corporate and government intrigue, the threesome play like a misguided Mission Impossible team, embarking on a series of comic adventures that simultaneously highlight their genius and ineptitude.
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Title: Dark Angel
Character: Valerie Cale
Released: October 3, 2000
Type: TV
Super soldier Max Guevera tries to live a normal life in post-apocalyptic Seattle while eluding capture by government agents from the covert biotech facility she escaped from as a child and searching for her genetically-enhanced brothers and sisters who have dispersed after escape.
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Nice Guys Sleep Alone
Title: Nice Guys Sleep Alone
Character: Kate
Released: October 14, 1999
Type: Movie
Carter (O'Bryan) wonders if he's ever going to find a woman who wants to be more than "just friends." His conniving best friend Pat and beautiful step-sister Erin (Vanessa Marcil) both know what's causing the problem: He's too nice! Having never taken them seriously in the past, Carter reconsiders when he meets Maggie (Sybil Temchen), a woman he feels just might be the one. Could it be time for this nice guy to finally start playing games? Set among the gorgeous backdrop of Kentucky horse country, "Nice Guys Sleep Alone" is a hilarious, touching and thoughtful romantic comedy.
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Title: First Wave
Character: Rae
Released: September 9, 1998
Type: TV
First Wave is a Canadian/American science fiction television series, filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that aired from 1998 to 2001 on the Sci-Fi Channel. The show was created by Chris Brancato, who co-wrote an early version of the script for the seminal X-Files episode "Eve". Francis Ford Coppola was executive producer on the show. In an unusual move, the Sci-Fi Channel picked up the series on a 66-episode contract. The show was subsequently canceled once the contract expired at the end of the third season due to disappointing ratings.
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Safe House
Title: Safe House
Character: Asthma Girl Interviewee
Released: July 1, 1998
Type: Movie
A psychological thriller; Mace Sowell, an ex-intelligence operative and whose past government activities catches up with him, faces his own mortality, in the shape of the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Holding the electronic key to secret information which implicates a Presidential front-runner, Mace struggles for his life while battling the debilitating effects of the disease.
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The Man in the Iron Mask
Title: The Man in the Iron Mask
Character: Lucille
Released: February 5, 1998
Type: Movie
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Title: The Outer Limits
Character: Marcy Newhall
Released: March 26, 1995
Type: TV
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.
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Patriot Games
Title: Patriot Games
Character: Secretary
Released: June 4, 1992
Type: Movie
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
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Stone Cold
Title: Stone Cold
Character: Marie
Released: May 17, 1991
Type: Movie
Joe Huff (Brian Bosworth) is a tough, loner cop with a flair for infiltrating dangerous biker gangs. The FBI blackmail Joe into an undercover operation that entails infiltrating "The Brotherhood" - a powerful Mississippi biker gang linked in the murder of government officials as well as dealing drugs with the mafia.
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The Channeler
Title: The Channeler
Character: Blair
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
Pam gathers a group of college students to join her in a trek to an abandoned mine on a remote, forested mountain. Though her companions believe they are going to help reclaim and restore the area's environment, Pam knows of strange events in both the distant and recent past. Her interest appears to be more in the line of folklore and parapsychology than the environment. The group experiences a number of misfortunes and mysteries before arriving in the area of the mine. They soon encounter a hermit living alone in a cabin and he seems to know quite a bit about the sinister nature of the region. All must confront and escape the evil that has lurked at the mine since a tragedy there in 1845.
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Cutting Class
Title: Cutting Class
Character: Colleen
Released: July 1, 1989
Type: Movie
High school student Paula Carson's affections are being sought after by two of her classmates: Dwight, the "bad boy", and Brian, a disturbed young man who has just been released from a mental hospital where he was committed following the suspicious death of his father. Soon after being released, more murders start happening. Is Brian back to his old tricks, or is Dwight just trying to eliminate the competition?