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Penelope Allen
Acting
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 · 26 titles
American Playhouse
1982
Dog Day Afternoon
1975
The Thin Red Line
1998
Sybil
1976
Bad Lieutenant
1992
The Crossing Guard
1995
Scarecrow
1973
Looking for Richard
1996
The Scarlet Letter
1979
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
The Bedroom Window
1987
Doc
1971
A Time for Miracles
1980
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2000
Three Days of Rain
2002
Resurrection
1980
The War at Home
1996
It Ain't Easy
1972
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
2002
Hurlyburly
1998
The Gardener's Son
1977
Passenger Side
2009
Inmates: A Love Story
1981
Schemes
1994
On the Nickel
1980
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2014