Brenda Strong played Mary Alice who narrates and is best known as Sue Ellen Mishke who was Elaine's college friend in Seinfeld who never wore a bra. Classic episode where Kramer has a car accident while she strolls down the street wearing a bra Elaine gave her on the outside. The Jackie lawyer character who was a Johnny Cochran parody lost the case when she had to try on the bra and it didn't fit so they had to aquit.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><!-- start bio thumbs --><TD align=middle width=166>
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A native of Portland, OR, Brenda Strong left home to attend Arizona State University, where she earned a bachelors degree in Musical Theater. After graduation she moved to Los Angeles, where she soon began appearing in television and film.
A familiar face on television, she has guest starred on
C.S.I. and had recurring roles on the popular series
Nip/Tuck,
Everwood and the critically-acclaimed
Sports Night. Strong is also recognizable to
Seinfeld fans as Sue Ellen Mishkie, better known as "The Braless Wonder."
Strong stars in the upcoming features
The Kid and I, opposite Tom Arnold, and
The Work and the Glory. Previous feature film credits include
Starship Troopers and the recently-released
Starship Troopers 2,
The Deep End of the Ocean opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and Treat Williams,
The Craft and the Mel Brooks comedy
Spaceballs.
Strong is a certified yoga instructor with her own studio in Los Angeles and a line of videos designed to help infertile couples through yoga therapy. She has also taught at UCLA's Mind-Body Institute.
She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son.
