
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."
Filmography

2gether: The Series
2000 · 9.0

The Days
2004 · 9.0

Stargate Atlantis
2004 · 8.0

The Outer Limits
1995 · 7.7

The Practice
1997 · 7.6

Dark Angel
2000 · 7.5

Taken
2002 · 7.5

The Dead Zone
2002 · 7.3

Masters of Horror
2005 · 7.2

It's Your Move
1984 · 7.2

First Wave
1998 · 7.1

Sunset Strip Killers
2026 · 7.1

The Lone Gunmen
2001 · 6.8

Patriot Games
1992 · 6.7

Slither
2006 · 6.5

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
2005 · 6.5

Stone Cold
1991 · 6.2

See Spot Run
2001 · 6.1

The Stranger Beside Me
2003 · 6.1

Jenifer
2005 · 6.0

Safe House
1998 · 5.9

L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
2001 · 5.9

Nice Guys Sleep Alone
1999 · 5.9

Saving Milly
2005 · 5.7

The Barber
2002 · 5.6

Red Rover
2003 · 5.4

American Dreams
2002 · 5.2

Man About Town
2006 · 5.2

The Attic Expeditions
2001 · 5.1

Cutting Class
1989 · 5.0

The Man in the Iron Mask
1998 · 4.8

Paper Moon Affair
2005 · 4.8

The Channeler
1991 · 4.4

Dorothea
2025 · 4.0

Devil's Disciple: The Night Stalker
2026 · 0.0