Brandy Burre

{{short description|American actress (born 1974)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox person |name = Brandy Burre |image = |caption = |birth_name = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|9|27}} |birth_place = Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |other_names = |known_for = |education = Ohio University (BFA, MFA) |employer = |occupation = |children = 2 }} '''Brandy Burre''' (born September 27, 1974) is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Theresa D'Agostino on the HBO series ''The Wire''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brandy Burre|publisher=Internet Movie Database |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1408832/ |accessdate=26 December 2014}}</ref>

== Early life and education == Burre was born in Sandusky, Ohio. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts in acting at Ohio University.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brandy Burre |url=https://www.nohopeproductions.com/contributing-artists-content/2015/11/1/brandy-burre |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=No Hope |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career == Burre has performed on the stage in addition to her work in film and television. In 2014, documentary filmmaker Robert Greene collaborated with Burre to produce the critically acclaimed film ''Actress'', a portrayal of her tumultuous return to acting after several years dedicated to building a family.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/30/garden/the-wire-actress-long-retired-is-back-in-a-film-about-herself.html |title=Strutting and Fretting Offstage |last=Sandler |first=Lauren |work=The New York Times |access-date=2018-09-06 |publication-date=2014-10-30 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/07/movies/actress-centers-on-brandy-burres-life.html |title=Reality, or Artful Dodge? |last=Scott |first=A.O. |work=The New York Times |access-date=2018-09-06 |publication-date=2014-11-07 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-20 |title=Acting Her Own Life |url=https://highlandscurrent.org/2016/03/20/acting-her-own-life/ |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=The Highlands Current |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2004 |''Perfect Poison'' |Maria | |- |2014 |''Listen Up Philip'' |Flo | |- |2014 |''Actress'' |{{N/a}} |Documentary |- |2016 |''Slash'' |Cheryl | |- |2016 |''Good Funk'' |Truism | |- |2017 |''Evolution: Siren'' |Brandy | |- |2018 |''Poor Jane'' |Jane | |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2004–2006 |''The Wire'' |Theresa D'Agostino |15 episodes |- |2021 |''Bull'' |Dr. Soto |Episode: "The Bad Client" |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|1408832}}

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