
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
USA
Also Known As
Penny Allen
Penelope Allen
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

The Thin Red Line
as Witt's Mother

Dog Day Afternoon
as Sylvia

Scarecrow
as Annie

Doc
as Mattie Earp

Resurrection
as Ellie

Hurlyburly
as Dry Cleaner

Bad Lieutenant
as Doctor

The Bedroom Window
as Judge

The War at Home
as Marjoree

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
as Nancy (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")

The Crossing Guard
as Woman On Bus

37
as Wino

Oh! What a Lovely War
as Solo Chorus Girl

The Gardener's Son
as Mrs. McEvoy

Looking for Richard
as Self / Queen Elizabeth

Inmates: A Love Story
as Gloria

A Time for Miracles
as The Farmer's Wife

It Ain't Easy
as Jenny

Schemes
as DMV Lady

Passenger Side
as Henrietta