Penelope Allen

Penelope Allen

Known for

Acting

Birthplace

USA

Biography

Penelope Allen, also known as Penny Allen, is an American stage and film actress and acting coach. She is best known as the head bank teller being held hostage in the film Dog Day Afternoon. She also played Annie, the wife of Francis Lionel "Lion" Delbuchi in the film Scarecrow.

Best known work

Dog Day Afternoon

Dog Day Afternoon

1975

The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

1998

Bad Lieutenant

Bad Lieutenant

1992

Scarecrow

Scarecrow

1973

The Crossing Guard

The Crossing Guard

1995

Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

1996

The Bedroom Window

The Bedroom Window

1987

Hurlyburly

Hurlyburly

1998

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

2000

Sybil

Sybil

1976

Filmography

2014
37
as Wino
2009
Passenger Side
as Henrietta
2002
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
as Self
2002
Three Days of Rain
as Helen
2000
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
as Nancy (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
1998
Hurlyburly
as Dry Cleaner
1998
The Thin Red Line
as Witt's Mother
1996
The War at Home
as Marjoree
1996
Looking for Richard
as Self / Queen Elizabeth
1995
The Crossing Guard
as Woman On Bus
1994
Schemes
as DMV Lady
1992
Bad Lieutenant
as Doctor
1987
The Bedroom Window
as Judge
1982
American PlayhouseTV
as Lee Brecker (1 episode)
1981
Inmates: A Love Story
as Gloria
1980
A Time for Miracles
as The Farmer's Wife
1980
Resurrection
as Ellie
1980
On the Nickel
as Rose
1979
The Scarlet LetterTV
as Mistress Hibbins (4 episodes)
1977
The Gardener's Son
as Mrs. McEvoy
1976
SybilTV
as Miss Penny (2 episodes)
1975
Dog Day Afternoon
as Sylvia
1973
Scarecrow
as Annie
1972
It Ain't Easy
as Jenny
1971
Doc
as Mattie Earp