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Brenda James

Acting Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 24 credits

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."

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Known for

Stargate Atlantis

as Dr. Katie Brown
Film

Doctor Dolittle

as Carrie Novak

Masters of Horror

as Ruby
Film

Slither

as Brenda Gutierrez
Film

The Amityville Horror

as Girl

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Margo

Full filmography

  • Stargate Atlantis (2004) as Dr. Katie Brown
  • The Practice (1997) as Carrie Novak
  • The Outer Limits (1995) as Marcy Newhall
  • Dark Angel (2000) as Valerie Cale
  • American Dreams (2002) as Bonnie Pratt
  • The Dead Zone (2002) as Erin Moore
  • First Wave (1998) as Rae
  • Masters of Horror (2005) as Ruby
  • Taken (2002) as Dr. Ellen Greenspan
  • Slither (2006) as Brenda Gutierrez
  • The Lone Gunmen (2001) as Publicist
  • Patriot Games (1992) as Secretary
  • 2gether: The Series (2000) as Liz Porter
  • It's Your Move (1984) as Girl
  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) as Barbara the Tailor
  • Stone Cold (1991) as Marie
  • Jenifer (2005) as Ruby
  • Sunset Strip Killers (2026)
  • Man About Town (2006) as Judge Ellen Masters
  • Cutting Class (1989) as Colleen
  • Safe House (1998) as Asthma Girl Interviewee
  • The Attic Expeditions (2001) as Nurse One
  • Dorothea (2025) as Dorothy Miller
  • The Stranger Beside Me (2003) as Margo