Eileen Brennan , who earned an Oscar nod for ` ` Private Detective , '' is dead at 72 . She was known as brassy Irish actress . `` I had reached the stage where I was taking anything I could get my hands on . '' She appeared in ` ` The Sting , '' ` ` Clue '' and many TV series .
Eileen Brennan , who earned an Oscar nod for ` ` Private Detective , '' is dead at 72 . She was known as brassy Irish actress . She appeared in ` ` The Sting , '' ` ` Clue '' and many TV series .