Actor
Penelope Windust
Born July 13, 1945 in New York City, New York, USA
Died February 2, 202214 films
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.
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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.
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First watchBird19886.8as Bellevue NurseSaxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing.View filmEssential films
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14 films as actor- 2008You Don't Mess with the ZohanSecond Woman in Cab
- 1994Iron WillMaggie Stoneman
- 1993CooperstownReceptionist
- 1992The NightmanMrs. Fordyce
- 1988BirdBellevue Nurse
- 1988Ghost TownGrace
- 1985Scandal Sheet
- 1984Children in the Crossfire
- 1982Johnny BelindaDr. Harris
- 1982Mother's Day on Waltons MountainBernadene Norris
- 1981Death Ray 2000Emma Blessing
- 1977Tarantulas: The Deadly CargoGloria Beasley
- 1976The Call of the WildRosemary
- 1976The KeegansPenny Voorhees Keegan