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