Brenda Sykes

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Brenda was born Brenda Louise Sykes on June 25, 1949 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
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As with Bern Nadette Stanis....of "Good Times" TV fame...
WAS Brenda Sykes a *Classic* celebrity?

Well, growing up in the USA, in films she certainly made her mark on me.
She was a very foxy lady in the 1970's. I will never forget her.

Originally Posted by the cocoalonge.com

The doe-eyed Louisiana native was a physical incarnation of the "Black is Beautiful" era. An antithesis of the buxom, brassy, heroines of the time (Pam Grier, Tamara Dobson, etc) Brenda Sykes, was, for a very brief moment in time, our Audrey Hebpurn.

Discovered on the Dating Game, Sykes went on to co-star in notable 70s films including Cleopatra Jones, Mandingo, and The Liberation of L.B. Jones. Though her acting career was mainly limited to supporting roles, Brenda Sykes imprinted herself forever in the psyche of many and remains a cellouid legend.