Brenda James

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."

Movies & TV Shows

1. Patriot Games (1992) — Secretary
2. Slither (2006) — Brenda Gutierrez
3. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) — Barbara the Tailor
4. Stargate Atlantis (2004) — Dr. Katie Brown
5. Dark Angel (2000) — Valerie Cale
6. Taken (2002) — Dr. Ellen Greenspan
7. Masters of Horror (2005) — Ruby
8. The Outer Limits (1995) — Marcy Newhall
9. Stone Cold (1991) — Marie
10. The Dead Zone (2002) — Erin Moore
11. Man About Town (2006) — Judge Ellen Masters
12. Cutting Class (1989) — Colleen
13. Jenifer (2005) — Ruby
14. The Practice (1997) — Carrie Novak
15. The Lone Gunmen (2001) — Publicist
16. First Wave (1998) — Rae
17. The Barber (2002) — Sally
18. Safe House (1998) — Asthma Girl Interviewee
19. The Attic Expeditions (2001) — Nurse One
20. The Stranger Beside Me (2003) — Margo
21. American Dreams (2002) — Bonnie Pratt
22. L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve (2001) — Morten
23. Red Rover (2003) — Diane
24. The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) — Lucille
25. Nice Guys Sleep Alone (1999) — Kate
26. The Channeler (1991) — Blair
27. Paper Moon Affair (2005) — Lucinda Staub
28. The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2004) — Virginia
29. It's Your Move (1984) — Girl
30. Sunset Strip Killers (2026)
31. Saving Milly (2005) — Mary
32. Dorothea (2025) — Dorothy Miller
33. 2gether: The Series (2000) — Liz Porter
34. The Days (2004) — Darcy Taylor
35. Devil's Disciple: The Night Stalker — Lela Kneiding