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.
Known For
Complete Filmography
37
2014
as Wino
A rocker makes a pact to kill himself on his 37th birthday. 12 weeks before the release of his final album and the end of his life, he meets and falls...
Passenger Side
2009
as Henrietta
Two brothers spend the day driving around Los Angeles county looking for the meaning of their lives, or cheap street drugs, depending on who you happe...
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
2002
as Self
Rosy-Fingered Dawn is a film on Terrence Malick. It is about the making of BADLANDS, DAYS OF HEAVEN, THE THIN RED LINE and the personal involvement of...
Three Days of Rain
2002
as Helen
Six Anton Chekhov short stories set in modern day Cleveland during a three day rain storm.
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2000
as Nancy (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
In California, a group of women struggle with personal problems as their paths intertwine in unexpected ways. Dr. Elaine Keener, the sole caretaker fo...
Hurlyburly
1998
as Dry Cleaner
A group of actors and their casting agents try to find a direction in their lives whilst coming to terms with their personal problems and relationship...
The Thin Red Line
1998
as Witt's Mother
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselve...
The War at Home
1996
as Marjoree
Jeremy Collier is a Vietnam veteran who has returned home and is struggling to cope with the war experiences that haunt him. He is also at odds with h...
Looking for Richard
1996
as Self / Queen Elizabeth
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Ric...
The Crossing Guard
1995
as Woman On Bus
Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.
Schemes
1994
as DMV Lady
In this intricate tale of deception, extortion, and murder, a successful architect learns that although beautiful strangers may be dangerous, it is fr...
Bad Lieutenant
1992
as Doctor
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways...
The Bedroom Window
1987
as Judge
Baltimore, Maryland. Sylvia sees a girl being attacked from her lover Terry's bedroom window. The assailant flees and his victim is saved. But that sa...
Inmates: A Love Story
1981
as Gloria
Accountant Roy is sentenced to prison because he cooked up balances. He hopes that his companions, who profited from his cheat, will help him to a rev...
A Time for Miracles
1980
as The Farmer's Wife
Elizabeth Bayley Seton, America's first native-born saint and founder of the Sisters of Charity, is the subject of this inspiring biopic. After the tr...
Resurrection
1980
as Ellie
The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an ...
On the Nickel
1980
as Rose
Sam, a recovering alcoholic, feels dissatisfied with his life of sobriety and goes back in search of the good times he enjoyed with his wino friends o...
The Gardener's Son
1977
as Mrs. McEvoy
Based on true events which took place in the mill town of Graniteville, South Carolina in 1876, the story follows the rich Greggs, who run the mill, a...
Dog Day Afternoon
1975
as Sylvia
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turn...
Scarecrow
1973
as Annie
Two drifters bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh.
It Ain't Easy
1972
as Jenny
Randy has PTSD from the Army. After extreme treatment he is released into the world to make it on his own. He goes to Winnipeg to race his snowmobile ...
Doc
1971
as Mattie Earp
Doc Holliday travels to Tombstone, Ariz., with prostitute Katie Elder. Although the trip is difficult because Doc is ill with tuberculosis, they event...
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Solo Chorus Girl
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warf...