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Penelope Allen

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Place of BirthUSA
Career Span1969 – 2014
Known Credits26 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Penelope Allen

Also known as:Penny Allen
Total Works

26

23 movies • 3 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Dog Day Afternoon
7.9
Dog Day Afternoon
1975•movie
as Sylvia
The Thin Red Line
7.4
The Thin Red Line
1998•movie
as Witt's Mother
Bad Lieutenant
7.0
Bad Lieutenant
1992•movie
as Doctor
Scarecrow
7.0
Scarecrow
1973•movie
as Annie

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 26 titles featuring Penelope Allen

Dog Day Afternoon
7.9
Dog Day Afternoon
1975•movie

as Sylvia

The Thin Red Line
7.4
The Thin Red Line
1998•movie

as Witt's Mother

Bad Lieutenant
7.0
Bad Lieutenant
1992•movie

as Doctor

Scarecrow
7.0
Scarecrow
1973•movie

as Annie

The Crossing Guard
6.0
The Crossing Guard
1995•movie

as Woman On Bus

Looking for Richard
6.8

as Self / Queen Elizabeth

The Bedroom Window
6.3
The Bedroom Window
1987•movie

as Judge

Hurlyburly
5.5
Hurlyburly
1998•movie

as Dry Cleaner

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
5.8

as Nancy (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")

Sybil
7.4
2 eps
Sybil
1976•series

as Miss Penny

Oh! What a Lovely War
6.6

as Solo Chorus Girl

Doc
6.2
Doc
1971•movie

as Mattie Earp

Resurrection
6.5
Resurrection
1980•movie

as Ellie

The War at Home
7.0
The War at Home
1996•movie

as Marjoree

Passenger Side
5.3
Passenger Side
2009•movie

as Henrietta

Three Days of Rain
4.9
Three Days of Rain
2002•movie

as Helen

The Scarlet Letter
4.5
4 eps
The Scarlet Letter
1979•series

as Mistress Hibbins

American Playhouse
6.6
1 eps
American Playhouse
1982•series

as Lee Brecker

37
4.4
37
2014•movie

as Wino

Schemes
5.0
Schemes
1994•movie

as DMV Lady

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
7.0

as Self

On the Nickel
7.0
On the Nickel
1980•movie

as Rose

The Gardener's Son
4.4
The Gardener's Son
1977•movie

as Mrs. McEvoy

It Ain't Easy
8.0
It Ain't Easy
1972•movie

as Jenny

A Time for Miracles
8.0

as The Farmer's Wife

Inmates: A Love Story
8.0

as Gloria