
Brenda Strong (born March 25, 1958 in Brightwood, Oregon, USA) is an American actress. She has guest-starred on numerous television series, most notably in Sports Night, in which she played Sally Sasser, the nemesis of Felicity Huffman's Dana Whitaker. She is also well recognized by fans of Seinfeld as the Bra-less Wonder, Sue Ellen Mitschke. Strong is now again appearing in a series opposite Huffman, namely the ABC hit dramedy Desperate Housewives. On this series, she plays the deceased Mary Alice Young, who narrates the events of the show from her elevated viewpoint.