Acting credits
37
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Penelope Windust
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 14Series: 23
TMDB ID: 1212979
IMDb ID: nm0934829
Known for: Acting
Born: July 13, 1945
Died: February 2, 2022
Age: 76
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1967 - 2008
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 7.02
Wikidata: Q7162594
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Penelope Windust.
5.7
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
as Second Woman in Cab
2008 Movie
6.7
Iron Will
as Maggie Stoneman
1994 Movie
2.7
Cooperstown
as Receptionist
1993 Movie
1.0
The Nightman
as Mrs. Fordyce
1992 Movie
6.8
Bird
as Bellevue Nurse
1988 Movie
5.1
Ghost Town
as Grace
1988 Movie
5.0
Scandal Sheet
1985 Movie
7.0
Children in the Crossfire
1984 Movie
6.0
Johnny Belinda
as Dr. Harris
1982 Movie
5.0
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
as Bernadene Norris
1982 Movie
4.8
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
as Gloria Beasley
1981 Movie
5.0
Death Ray 2000
as Emma Blessing
1981 Movie
6.3
The Call of the Wild
as Rosemary
1976 Movie
The Keegans
as Penny Voorhees Keegan
1976 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Penelope Windust.
8.3
Criminal Minds
as Lynette Giles • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Boston Legal
as Martha Silver • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.9
Third Watch
as Crazy Lady • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.8
ER
as Mrs. Martineau • 1 eps
1994 Series
4.0
Cop Rock
1 eps
1990 Series
6.5
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1 eps
1989 Series
7.5
China Beach
1 eps
1988 Series
7.7
Married... with Children
as Sales Lady • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.1
Matlock
1 eps
1986 Series
7.7
MacGyver
as Connie Thornton • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Laura Bennett • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.6
Cover Up
1 eps
1984 Series
5.7
Finder of Lost Loves
as Mrs. Murdock • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.4
Nero Wolfe
as Laura Fromm • 1 eps
1981 Series
5.5
Falcon Crest
as Doctor Monroe • 4 eps
1981 Series
7.3
Lou Grant
1 eps
1977 Series
7.0
Wonder Woman
as Dr. Sylvia Stubbs • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.5
Ellery Queen
1 eps
1975 Series
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Marlene Bekey • 2 eps
1974 Series
7.2
The Waltons
1 eps
1972 Series
7.9
Emergency!
1 eps
1972 Series
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
as Dr. Sheila Cramer • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.7
Mannix
1 eps
1967 Series