Brenda Vaccaro: Brenda Vaccaro. Actress: Midnight Cowboy. Plucky, high-spirited, husky-voiced leading actress Brenda Buell Vaccaro was born in Brooklyn, the daughter of Italian immigrants Mario Angelo Vaccaro (1905-1958) and Christina Mario Onorato Vaccaro (née Pavia, 1907-2001). She spent her early childhood in Dallas, Texas, where her parents co-founded the popular Mario's Restaurant in 1943. At the age of twelve, young Brenda acted on stage for the first time, playing the role of...
