Brenda Buell Vaccaro (born
November 18 1939) is an
American stage, television and film
actress.
Biography
Early life
Vaccaro was born in
Brooklyn, New York, to
Italian American parents Christine M. (
née Pavia) and Mario A. Vaccaro (originally a lawyer), both of whom were pioneers in Italian cuisine.
[Dallas restaurateur Vaccaro dead at 93 | Nation's Restaurant News | Find Articles at BNET.com][Brenda Vaccaro Biography (1939-)][Brenda Vaccaro Biography - Yahoo! Movies] She was raised in
Texas, where her parents co-founded
Mario's Restaurant (a nationally recognized restaurant)
[Texas Almanac 2008-2009 | TexasAlmanac.com | Obituaries] and where Vaccaro graduated from
Thomas Jefferson High School in 1958.
[Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal | Movies] She returned to
New York City to study at the
Neighborhood Playhouse, and made her
Broadway debut in the short-lived 1961 comedy
Everybody Loves Opal, for which she won the
Theatre World Award.
