Portrait of Brenda James

Acting

Brenda James

Career

Active from 1989 to 2026, with a break from 2007 to 2025, busiest in 2003 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Slither
Slither
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Brenda James Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Class & Capitalism
    2.2, average 3.3
  • Wholesome
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Historical
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    3.9, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Serial Killer 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 29
Devil's Disciple: The Night Stalker
Devil's Disciple: The Night Stalker (2026)

as Lela Kneiding

Dorothea
Dorothea (2025)
GoodWatch score 29

as Dorothy Miller

2000s

22 titles ยท average score 60
Slither
Slither (2006)
GoodWatch score 71

as Brenda Gutierrez

Masters of Horror
Masters of Horror (2005)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Ruby

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

as Barbara the Tailor

Stargate Atlantis
Stargate Atlantis (2004)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Dr. Katie Brown

Red Rover
Red Rover (2003)
GoodWatch score 40

as Diane

The Stranger Beside Me
The Stranger Beside Me (2003)
GoodWatch score 54

as Margo

The Barber
The Barber (2002)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sally

The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Erin Moore

American Dreams
American Dreams (2002)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Bonnie Pratt

Taken
Taken (2002)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Dr. Ellen Greenspan

The Lone Gunmen
The Lone Gunmen (2001)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Publicist

Dark Angel
Dark Angel (2000)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Valerie Cale

1990s

9 titles ยท average score 62
Nice Guys Sleep Alone
Nice Guys Sleep Alone (1999)
GoodWatch score 49

as Kate

First Wave
First Wave (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Rae

Safe House
Safe House (1998)
GoodWatch score 65

as Asthma Girl Interviewee

The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
GoodWatch score 47

as Lucille

The Practice
The Practice (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Carrie Novak

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1995)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Marcy Newhall

Patriot Games
Patriot Games (1992)
GoodWatch score 68

as Secretary

Stone Cold
Stone Cold (1991)
GoodWatch score 52

as Marie

The Channeler
The Channeler (1991)

as Blair

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 56
Cutting Class
Cutting Class (1989)
GoodWatch score 36

as Colleen

It's Your Move
It's Your Move (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Girl