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Home/People/Brenda James
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Place of Birth
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

19
Movies
12
TV Shows
Also Known As
Brenda Lynn Klemme
Brenda Klemme
IMDb Profile

Brenda James

Acting

Biography
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."
Dorothea poster

Dorothea

as Dorothy Miller
2025
Slither poster

Slither

as Brenda Gutierrez
2006
Jenifer poster

Jenifer

as Ruby
2005
Paper Moon Affair poster

Paper Moon Affair

as Lucinda Staub
2005
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants poster

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

as Barbara the Tailor
2005
Saving Milly poster

Saving Milly

as Mary
2005
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie poster

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

as Virginia
2004
Red Rover poster

Red Rover

as Diane
2003
The Stranger Beside Me poster

The Stranger Beside Me

as Margo
2003
The Barber poster

The Barber

as Sally
2002
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve poster

L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve

as Morten
2001
The Attic Expeditions poster

The Attic Expeditions

as Nurse One
2001
Nice Guys Sleep Alone poster

Nice Guys Sleep Alone

as Kate
1999
Safe House poster

Safe House

as Asthma Girl Interviewee
1998
The Man in the Iron Mask poster

The Man in the Iron Mask

as Lucille
1998
Patriot Games poster

Patriot Games

as Secretary
1992
The Channeler poster

The Channeler

as Blair
1991
Stone Cold poster

Stone Cold

as Marie
1991
Cutting Class poster

Cutting Class

as Colleen
1989