Eve Brenner (born Evelyn Halpern; born September 24, 1925) is an American retired actress. She appeared in various films and television shows such as Baskets, The Sarah Silverman Program, Dragnet, Touched by an Angel, The X-Files, The Twilight Zone and The Bold and the Beautiful.
Life and career Brenner was born in New York City, New York on September 24, 1925. She started her career playing Betty (credited using her real name Evelyn Halpern) in a 1953 episode of Adventures of Superman. Her next role was not until 1965 in the film Rat Fink. Years later, she appeared in other television series and films as well as The Twilight Zone (1985–1989), Murder She Wrote (1984–1996), The Bold and the Beautiful (1987), The X-Files (1993–2018), Touched by an Angel (1994–2003), The McCarthys (2014–2015) and Baskets (2016–2019). She voiced The Mouse Queen in Disney animated film The Great Mouse Detective (1986). Brenner turned 100 in September 2025.
Filmography +FilmsYearTitleRoleNote1965Rat FinkMrs. Dunkirk1977March or DieSinging Girl1986TormentMrs. Courtland1986The Great Mouse DetectiveThe Mouse QueenVoice1991StraysOld Woman1995Murder in the FirstWithrop's Secretary1996The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows BestCorky1997The Second Civil WarElderly Militia Woman1997On the LineHomeless Woman2000Finding KellyDorothy Hollings2001See Jane RunStarlet2001Thank HeavenOld Lady2002Monkey LoveUncle Vid2002Today I Vote for My JoeySadieSupporting2009Play the GameMaxine PolacheckSupporting2012Stand Up GuysAnitaSupporting2014Walk of ShameOld Lady2018I'll Be Next Door for ChristmasGrammaSupporting2019South of Heaven: Episode 1- Little SisterMabelSupporting +TelevisionYearTitleRoleNote1953Adventures of SupermanBetty1 episode1985George Burns Comedy Week1985Hollywood BeatElderly Lady1985–1989The Twilight ZoneOld Woman, Neighbor 11987Highway to HeavenEtta1987Me & Mrs. C.Angela1988HunterLady1989Murder, She WroteIrinaSupporting1989–1992McGee and Me!Grandma MartinSupporting1990Quantum LeapMadeline1991The New Adam-12Gloria1991The Bold and the BeautifulMary, Homeless WomanSupporting1991Parker Lewis Can't LoseHousewife1992Star Trek: The Next GenerationInad1993Doogie Howser, M.D.Irma Claybourne1994Murphy BrownNorwegian Woman1994BaywatchDiana Sutherland1994-2000Chicago HopeMrs. Gallagher, Patient1995Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanSam LindsaySupporting1995SistersAunt GigiSupporting1996Star Trek: VoyagerJora Mirell1996ProfilierJulie Rafer1997Spy GameLab Woman1997Early EditionEve1997The VisitorHospital Administrator1998Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionEdith WatersonSupporting1998SeinfieldLady in RestaurantUncredited1999Silk StalkingsFlorence1999Poltergeist: The LegacyGrethchen Dunworth1999PopularNana Julian2000Ally McBealOld Ally2000Good vs. EvilElderly Neighbor2000Ann Day NowNorma Jean Rayfield2000Just Shoot Me!LillianSupporting2000The X-FilesMrs. McKessonSupporting2001Touched by an AngelFlorence GibbonsSupporting2001The PracticeSybil Waters2003ERWilma2003LuisMrs. Gallagher2003According to JimOld Lady Meier2004Blue Collar TV2004Dead Like MeRosie2004DragnetMrs. KutlerSupporting2005TwinsRuth2006Cold CaseJohanna Hoffman2006The UnitRoseUncredited2007The Sarah Silverman ProgramMrs. RamstackSupporting2010I'm in the BandGrandma NanaSupporting2010Rizzoli & IslesMrs. Jones2010The MentalistBiltmore Nicki2012The LeagueWanda2014The McCarthysGreat Aunt Lucy2015Modern FamilyAnder's Mother2016–2019BasketsMartha's Mom, Mrs. BrooksSupporting2016Grey's AnatomyEnidSupporting2017The MiddleMrs. Perkins2019The RookieRuthSupporting2019Magnum P.I.Helen
See also List of centenarians (actors, filmmakers and entertainers)
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