Biography
Jacqueline Victoire Brookes (July 24, 1930 – April 26, 2013) was an American film, television, and stage actress, best known for her work both off-Broadway and on Broadway.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Losing Isaiah
1995
as Judge Silbowitz
Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he ...

The Good Son
1993
as Alice Davenport
A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. But his cousin begins showing increasing signs of psychotic be...

Whispers in the Dark
1992
as Lorraine McDowell
Psychiatrist Ann Hecker is ending one relationship and possibly starting an important new one, while finding that some of the sexual exploits her pati...

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991
as Commissioner Brumford
Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of busin...

Sea of Love
1989
as Helen's Mother
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with hi...

Unholy Matrimony
1988
as Doris
He's after a man who married for money. Insurance money.

Stacking
1987
as Mrs. Connaloe
After her father is injured, a teenager and an alcoholic employee struggle to save their financially troubled farm in 1954 Montana.

License to Kill
1986
as Judge Miriam Roth
A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucra...

Silent Witness
1985
as Ma Dunne
The marriage of a young working-class woman is jeopardized when she witnesses her brother-in-law's participation in a gang rape of an intoxicated woma...

Starcrossed
1985
as Dr. Hobbes
An alien woman is running from a deadly enemy and tries to hide on Earth where she meets a young mechanic, who helps her to get back home and to fight...

Without a Trace
1983
as Margaret Mayo
English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When Alex fails to return home from school one afternoon, ...

An Invasion of Privacy
1983
A woman on a remote island is raped by a local resident and finds her fight for justice impeded by community prejudice.
Medea
1983
as 1st Woman of Corinth
Medea is in Corinth with Jason and their two young sons. King Kreon wants to reward Jason for his exploits: he gives the hand of his daughter, Glauce,...

The Entity
1982
as Dr. Cooley
Single mother Carla Moran is raped and attacked by an invisible force. She begins therapy with Dr. Phil Sneiderman, a psychiatrist who believes Carla'...

Ghost Story
1981
as Milly
Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies...

Paternity
1981
as Aunt Ethel
Buddy Evans manages events at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He is a confirmed bachelor who lives with his housekeeper Celia. After coming in...

Love and Money
1981
as Mrs. Paultz
An investment planner, bored with his job and his girlfriend, is given the opportunity to help open a new firm in South America. Once in the new count...

Word of Honor
1981
as Spinner
A reporter refuses to reveal his source in the case of the murder of a young girl. As a result, he and his family are shunned by the residents of the ...

Act of Love
1980
as Eugenia Cybulkowski
A tragic motorcycle accident leaves one brother paralyzed while the other brother is left guilt-ridden. Seeing his brother struggle with his new life...

Rodeo Girl
1980
as Charlene
Sammy Garrett, the wife of a champion rodeo performer, is tired of her subsidiary role at home as a housewife. So she becomes an aspiring rodeo rider ...

Hardhat & Legs
1980
as Stella Botsford
A sex education teacher falls for a construction worker with a gambling problem.

Last Embrace
1979
as Dr. Coopersmith
Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum,...

One of Our Own
1975
as Frances Hollander
Dr Jake Goodwin is the chief neurosurgeon at a busy city hospital. As he makes his rounds, Goodwin becomes involved in a vast array of medical cases. ...

The Gambler
1974
as Naomi
New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling add...

The Werewolf of Washington
1973
as Angela - Publisher
After being unknowingly inflicted with the bite of a werewolf while on a visit to Europe, White House press secretary Jack Whittier begins to turn int...

Parades
1972
as Mrs. Novik (uncredited)
An American soldier sent to Vietnam goes AWOL and returns to his hometown. His parents turn him over to military authorities. He is court-martialled a...

The Hospital
1971
as Dr. Immelman (uncredited)
Dr. Bock, the chief of medicine at a Manhattan hospital, is suicidal after the collapse of his personal life. When an intern is found dead in a hospit...

Medea
1959
as Second Woman of Corinth
A betrayed queen takes a terrible revenge.