Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 13, 1945
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Penelope Windust
Biography
Penelope Marjorie Windust (July 13, 1945 - February 2, 2022) was an American television, film, and stage actress. She was known for her role as Kathleen Maxwell in the 1983 miniseries V.
Windust began her career on Broadway, appearing in a 1967 production of Spofford with Melvyn Douglas, and in 1972 production of Elizabeth I. Windust has starred in many television movies. Her best-known film roles were in the movies Ghost Town and Bird in 1988. Her final movie appearance was You Don't Mess with the Zohan in 2008.
She made many guest appearances on television, including Hawaii Five-O, The Six Million Dollar Man, Falcon Crest, Dallas, Matlock, Criminal Minds, ER, Third Watch and Boston Legal. She died on February 2, 2022, at the age of 76.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Second Woman in Cab |
| 1994 | Iron Will | Maggie Stoneman |
| 1993 | Cooperstown | Receptionist |
| 1992 | The Nightman | Mrs. Fordyce |
| 1988 | Ghost Town | Grace |
| 1988 | Bird | Bellevue Nurse |
| 1985 | Scandal Sheet | |
| 1984 | Children in the Crossfire | |
| 1982 | Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain | Bernadene Norris |
| 1981 | Death Ray 2000 | Emma Blessing |
| 1977 | Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo | Gloria Beasley |
| 1976 | The Keegans | Penny Voorhees Keegan |
| 1976 | The Call of the Wild | Rosemary |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Lynette Giles |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Martha Silver |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Crazy Lady |
| 1994 | ER | Mrs. Martineau |
| 1990 | Cop Rock | |
| 1989 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | |
| 1988 | China Beach | |
| 1987 | Married... with Children | Sales Lady |
| 1986 | Matlock | |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Connie Thornton |
| 1984 | Cover Up | |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves | Mrs. Murdock |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Laura Bennett |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Doctor Monroe |
| 1981 | Nero Wolfe | Laura Fromm |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman | Dr. Sylvia Stubbs |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen | |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Marlene Bekey |
| 1972 | Emergency! | |
| 1972 | The Waltons | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Dr. Sheila Cramer |
| 1967 | Mannix |