Oscar-nominated actress Eileen Brennan has died. Eileen Brennan, an actress nominated for an Oscar in 1981 for her supporting role as tough-talking drill captain Doreen Lewis in Goldie Hawn comedy 'Private Benjamin,' died on Sunday. She was 80. Eileen Brennan's management company, Unified Management, said she passed away in a Burbank hospice after a battle with bladder cancer. Eileen Brennan was born in 1932 in Los Angeles to parents Regina Manahan, a silent film actress, and John Gerald Brennan, a doctor. After studying at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and then the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, Eileen Brennan landed the title role in the off-Broadway production 'Little Mary Sunshine' in 1959. After two years of playing Irene Malloy alongside Carol Channing's Dolly Levi Gallagher in the original 1964 Broadway production of 'Hello, Dolly,' Eileen Brennan came to Hollywood. Eileen Brennan's memorable titles in her long filmography stretching through five decades include 1974 Best Picture Oscar winner, 'The Sting,' 1976 crime comedy 'Murder by Death,' and 1985 caper comedy, 'Clue,' in which she starred as Mrs. Peacock. After her performance in 'Private Benjamin' earned her an Oscar nomination in 1981, Brennan continued to portray her Army captain character for three seasons on CBS' television adaptation of the comedy. The role earned Brennan both an Emmy and a G.