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Brenda Vaccaro Interview

She talks about the time she guest starred on The Golden Girls and how she became very good friends with Bea Arthur. She looks amazing at 84. She's very funny and full of energy. Great interview.

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by Anonymousreply 50June 24, 2024 5:47 AM

Wow, she looks great.

by Anonymousreply 1June 20, 2024 9:17 PM

OMG! No Botox and fillers! And she looks fucking amazing. Go Brenda!

by Anonymousreply 2June 20, 2024 9:41 PM

I just recently discovered Harvey Brownstone.

I’m really impressed with the amount of preparation he does for these interviews.

He could have been another Dick Cavett.

by Anonymousreply 3June 20, 2024 9:45 PM

If he prepares for the interviews, he couldn't have been Dick Cavett.

by Anonymousreply 4June 20, 2024 10:11 PM

Cher was the first choice to play the part that went to Brenda but it didn't work out.

In interviews, Cher always says this was a regret along with not appearing on the X files. They ended up using a drag queen instead.

Love Brenda. She looks natural and healthy, proving it can be done. No visible work.

And she survived Faye Dunaway (professionally) and Michael Douglas (romantically). That's a real survivor.

by Anonymousreply 5June 20, 2024 10:24 PM

Her Lauren Bacall fight story is interesting.

by Anonymousreply 6June 20, 2024 10:26 PM

[quote] And she survived Faye Dunaway (professionally)

I loved when she dragged Faye Dunaway in this interview when they asked her about Supergirl.

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by Anonymousreply 7June 20, 2024 10:27 PM

Damn, that was a fascinating interview. She is a delight. Funny, charming, talented, knows her business, great attitude about life. And oh so great stories. Love her.

Brenda is one of the last of the good ol' broads.

by Anonymousreply 8June 20, 2024 11:57 PM
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by Anonymousreply 9June 21, 2024 2:01 AM
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by Anonymousreply 10June 21, 2024 2:02 AM

thanks for posting OP

by Anonymousreply 11June 21, 2024 2:16 AM

Is she wearing Donna Karan?

by Anonymousreply 12June 21, 2024 2:47 AM

I like Brenda's straight talking tampon talk R9!

by Anonymousreply 13June 21, 2024 2:51 AM

... must have been the play, Cactus Flower, with Bacall she referencing / with the Vivien Leigh annecdote

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by Anonymousreply 14June 21, 2024 2:57 AM

Her interview on the late Gilbert Gottfried's podcast was great — she was a down-to-earth broad who worked with and/or knew everyone in Hollywood over several decades. Gave the impression she was the kind of person who would happily talk your ear off if you approached and said hi.

by Anonymousreply 15June 21, 2024 3:01 AM

She has Nancy Pelosi eyes.

by Anonymousreply 16June 21, 2024 3:17 AM

from 2009

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by Anonymousreply 17June 21, 2024 3:33 AM

Her breathing seems less laboured post-menopause.

by Anonymousreply 18June 21, 2024 3:40 AM

her wiki page lists her marriages......i love how none them appear to have weighed her down.

did she infer that she left a relationship when she moved from LA to NYC?

Spouses

Martin Fried ​(m. 1965; div. 1970)​

William Bishop ​(m. 1977; div. 1978)​

Charles Cannizzaro ​(m. 1981; div. 1982)​

Guy Hector ​(m. 1986)​

Partner Michael Douglas (1971–1976)

by Anonymousreply 19June 21, 2024 3:45 AM

She was great in Midnight Cowboy.

by Anonymousreply 20June 21, 2024 3:46 AM

R16 but not Nancy Pelosi breasts

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by Anonymousreply 21June 21, 2024 3:48 AM

Yes, Nancy is a bosomy lass.

by Anonymousreply 22June 21, 2024 3:50 AM

Brenda and Andrea Martin would be pretty funny together

by Anonymousreply 23June 21, 2024 4:01 AM

He’s more of a Walkup than a Brownstone.

by Anonymousreply 24June 21, 2024 4:03 AM

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by Anonymousreply 25June 21, 2024 4:06 AM

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by Anonymousreply 26June 21, 2024 4:08 AM

She introduced Jessica Walter to her future husband, Ron Liebman.

by Anonymousreply 27June 21, 2024 4:15 AM

[quote]Ron Liebman

cough!

by Anonymousreply 28June 21, 2024 4:22 AM

She's hilarious, after the host gave practically entire IMBD in the intro her first words are...I need a nap after that intro...

by Anonymousreply 29June 21, 2024 4:58 AM

She confirmed that Bea thought she was the star of Golden Girls.

Just like Howie Mandel, she can't pronounce Rue's last name correctly.

by Anonymousreply 30June 21, 2024 11:06 AM

I saw Brenda opposite DL fave Sally Struthers in The Odd Couple and I never laughed so hard in my life.

by Anonymousreply 31June 21, 2024 11:37 AM

she had been nominated for a Tony 3 times before her breakthrough in Midnight Cowboy

shows you how her colleagues embraced her early on. / i believe her first soap was in 1962...

she's been at it for 62 years

a three-time Tony Award nominee, for

Best Featured Actress in a Play (Cactus Flower),

Best Actress in a Musical (How Now, Dow Jones), and

Best Actress in a Play (The Goodbye People).

by Anonymousreply 32June 21, 2024 4:27 PM

He's here...

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by Anonymousreply 33June 21, 2024 4:29 PM

I wish she had done the film version of Cactus Flower instead of Goldie.

by Anonymousreply 34June 21, 2024 4:34 PM

Brenda Vaccaro comes off as an absolute mensch in all her interviews.

Echoing the love for her appearance Gilbert Gottfried podcast a while back.

by Anonymousreply 35June 21, 2024 4:56 PM

That iconic voice.

by Anonymousreply 36June 23, 2024 3:32 AM

R26 OMG they are both so brilliant in that scene. What great actors.

by Anonymousreply 37June 23, 2024 4:40 AM

Does she still menstruate?

by Anonymousreply 38June 23, 2024 5:27 AM

I enjoyed when she agreed to purchase Jon Voight and seemed particularly amazed and concerned when Dustin Hoffman fell down the front stairs.

by Anonymousreply 39June 23, 2024 5:28 AM

Is she good in Once is Not Enough?

That always seemed like a strange Oscar nomination since the movie was supposed to be so bad.

by Anonymousreply 40June 23, 2024 5:47 AM

I haven't seen it since it came out, r40. I remember it as being a very Brenda Vaccaro role and her nomination wasn't surprising. Also, it wouldn't have been surprising had she not been nominated..

by Anonymousreply 41June 23, 2024 5:58 AM

She’s been married for 38 years! Her husband is very handsome.

by Anonymousreply 42June 23, 2024 6:11 AM

Unlike Michael, the husband doesn't do the cunny linguini - once was more than enough.

by Anonymousreply 43June 23, 2024 6:15 AM

Sadly, she and hubby are separated. He's much younger and very handsome.

by Anonymousreply 44June 23, 2024 3:40 PM

[quote]That always seemed like a strange Oscar nomination since the movie was supposed to be so bad.

If the movie is anything like the book, the Linda Riggs character is by far and away the highlight.

Never saw the movie, but the book is very depressing and morose. And there's a really disturbing, graphic scene where a group of nuns get attacked.

My first Susann book, and it was such a downer.

by Anonymousreply 45June 23, 2024 4:58 PM

[quote]If the movie is anything like the book, the Linda Riggs character is by far and away the highlight.

Yes, and Brenda's casting seemed like a perfect fit.

by Anonymousreply 46June 23, 2024 6:39 PM

Brenda was thought to be the frontrunner for the Oscar. On the other hand, Once is Not Enough featured the spectacularly unerotic lesbian scenes between Melina Mercouri and Alexis Smith. See, Follies can be worked into any thread.

by Anonymousreply 47June 23, 2024 7:12 PM

I found Once Is Not Enough on YouTube ages ago and it was a fun watch. Not the camp fest VOD is but Brenda was most certainly deserving of at least a nomination.

by Anonymousreply 48June 23, 2024 8:38 PM

As a Playtex tampon spokesperson.

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by Anonymousreply 49June 23, 2024 9:27 PM

Always loved her, still do.

by Anonymousreply 50June 24, 2024 5:47 AM
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