Appears in 25 titles

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.

Filmography

Dog Day Afternoon
7.8
Dog Day Afternoon
1975
as Sylvia
The Thin Red Line
7.4
The Thin Red Line
1998
as Witt's Mother
Bad Lieutenant
7.0
Bad Lieutenant
1992
as Doctor
Scarecrow
7.1
Scarecrow
1973
as Annie
The Crossing Guard
6.0
The Crossing Guard
1995
as Woman On Bus
Looking for Richard
6.8
Looking for Richard
1996
as Self / Queen Elizabeth
The Bedroom Window
6.3
The Bedroom Window
1987
as Judge
Hurlyburly
5.5
Hurlyburly
1998
as Dry Cleaner
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
5.8
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
2000
as Nancy (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
Oh! What a Lovely War
6.7
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Solo Chorus Girl
Resurrection
6.5
Resurrection
1980
as Ellie
Doc
6.0
Doc
1971
as Mattie Earp
The War at Home
7.1
The War at Home
1996
as Marjoree
Passenger Side
5.3
Passenger Side
2009
as Henrietta
Three Days of Rain
4.9
Three Days of Rain
2002
as Helen
Schemes
5.0
Schemes
1994
as DMV Lady
37
4.9
37
2014
as Wino
On the Nickel
7.0
On the Nickel
1980
as Rose
The Gardener's Son
4.4
The Gardener's Son
1977
as Mrs. McEvoy