Penelope Windust | |
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Born | July 13, 1945 |
Died | February 2, 2022 (aged 76) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1967–2008 |
Children | 2 |
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, [1] and in 1972 production of Elizabeth I. [2] 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. [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | The Keegans | Pamela Voorhees Keegan | Television film |
1976 | The Call of the Wild | Rosemary | |
1977 | Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo | Gloria Beasley | Television film |
1981 | Death Ray 2000 | Emma Blessing | Television film |
1982 | Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain | Nurse Norris | Television film |
1982 | Johnny Belinda | Dr. Harris | Television film |
1982 | The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet | Lady Capulet | [4] |
1984 | Children in the Crossfire | TV Newswoman | Television film |
1985 | Scandal Sheet | — | Television film |
1988 | Bird | Bellevue Nurse | |
1988 | Ghost Town | Grace | |
1989 | Flying Blind | Blonde Teacher | Television film |
1989 | Naked Lie | Alison Browning | Television film |
1992 | A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story | Dr. Miller | Television film |
1992 | The Nightman | Mrs. Fordyce | Television film |
1993 | Cooperstown | Receptionist | Television film |
1994 | Iron Will | Maggie Stoneman | |
2008 | McBride: Requiem | Celeste Clayton | Television film |
2008 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Second Woman in Cab | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975 | Mannix | Ruth O'Neill | 1 episode |
1975 | Hawaii Five-O | Dr. Sheila Cramer | 1 episode |
1975 | Ellery Queen | Anita Leslie/Cousin Lindsay | 1 episode |
1975 | Emergency! S5Ep8 | Jane Larson | 1 episode |
1976 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Marlene Bekey | 2 episodes |
1977 | Delvecchio | Estelle Richards | 1 episode |
1978 | Husbands, Wives & Lovers | Mrs. Howard/Flo | 2 episodes |
1978 | Wonder Woman | Dr. Sylvia Stubbs | 1 episode |
1978 | Nero Wolfe | Laura Fromm | 1 episode |
1981 | The Waltons | Bernadine Norris | 1 episode |
1982 | Lou Grant | Josephine Bowers | 1 episode |
1983 | V | Kathleen Maxwell | 2 episodes |
1983 | Hotel | Elizabeth Stanton | 1 episode |
1985 | Cover Up | Model | 1 episode |
1985 | Finder of Lost Loves | Mrs. Murdock | 1 episode |
1982–85 | Falcon Crest | Doctor | 4 episodes |
1986 | Dallas | Mrs. Crane | 2 episodes |
1987 | MacGyver | Connie Thornton | 1 episode |
1988 | Matlock | Donna Stewart | 1 episode |
1989 | 1st & Ten: The Championship | Rebecca | 1 episode |
1990 | China Beach | Jean Winslow | 1 episode |
1992 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Dr. Joanna Fields | 1 episode |
1992 | Civil Wars | Rita Sawyer | 1 episode |
1992 | Married... with Children | Sales Lady | 1 episode |
1993 | Reasonable Doubts | Elaine Curtis | 1 episode |
1993 | Murder, She Wrote | Laura Bennett | 1 episode |
1996 | High Incident | — | 1 episode |
1997 | ER | Mrs. Martineau | 1 episode |
2002 | Third Watch | Crazy Lady | 1 episode |
2004 | Boston Legal | Martha Silver | 1 episode |
2005 | Criminal Minds | Lynette Giles | 1 episode |
2006 | Smith | Dental Receptionist | 1 episode |
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1967 | Spofford | Geneva | Herman Shumlin | [1] |
1972 | Elizabeth I | Elizabeth the Player Queen | John-Michael Tebelak | [5] |
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