Penelope Allen
Acting
USABiography
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.
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Penny Allen
Movies (23)
4.9
37
as Wino
2014
5.3
Passenger Side
as Henrietta
2009
6.7
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
as Self
2002
4.6
Three Days of Rain
as Helen
2002
5.8
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
as Nancy (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
2000
5.5
Hurlyburly
as Dry Cleaner
1998
7.4
The Thin Red Line
as Witt's Mother
1998
6.9
The War at Home
as Marjoree
1996
6.8
Looking for Richard
as Self / Queen Elizabeth
1996
6.0
The Crossing Guard
as Woman On Bus
1995
3.8
Schemes
as DMV Lady
1994
7.0
Bad Lieutenant
as Doctor
1992
6.3
The Bedroom Window
as Judge
1987
Inmates: A Love Story
as Gloria
1981
6.0
A Time for Miracles
as The Farmer's Wife
1980
6.4
Resurrection
as Ellie
1980
6.0
On the Nickel
as Rose
1980
4.4
The Gardener's Son
as Mrs. McEvoy
1977
7.8
Dog Day Afternoon
as Sylvia
1975
7.0
Scarecrow
as Annie
1973
7.5
It Ain't Easy
as Jenny
1972
5.9
Doc
as Mattie Earp
1971
6.7
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Solo Chorus Girl
1969
