Penelope Windust
Born: 1945-07-13 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2022-02-02
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2008
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan as Second Woman in Cab
2005
- Criminal Minds as Lynette Giles
2004
- Boston Legal as Martha Silver
1999
- Third Watch as Crazy Lady
1993
- Cooperstown as Receptionist
1992
- The Nightman as Mrs. Fordyce
1990
1989
1988
- China Beach
- Ghost Town as Grace
- Bird as Bellevue Nurse
1987
- Married... with Children as Sales Lady
1986
1985
- MacGyver as Connie Thornton
- Scandal Sheet
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Laura Bennett
- Cover Up
- Finder of Lost Loves as Mrs. Murdock
- Children in the Crossfire
1982
- Johnny Belinda as Dr. Harris
- Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain as Bernadene Norris
1981
- Falcon Crest as Doctor Monroe
- Nero Wolfe as Laura Fromm
- Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo as Gloria Beasley
- Death Ray 2000 as Emma Blessing
1977
1976
- The Call of the Wild as Rosemary
- The Keegans as Penny Voorhees Keegan
1975
- Wonder Woman as Dr. Sylvia Stubbs
- Ellery Queen
1974
- The Six Million Dollar Man as Marlene Bekey
1972
1968
- Hawaii Five-O as Dr. Sheila Cramer