Penelope Ann Miller
Biography
Penelope Ann Miller is an American actress whose first major stage work came in the original Broadway production of Biloxi Blues, and she went on to star in the screen adaptation released in 1988. After minor parts in Adventures in Babysitting (1987) and Big Top Pee-wee (1988), her lead in a Broadway revival of Our Town brought a Tony Award nomination. She became prominent through leading roles in The Freshman, Awakenings and Kindergarten Cop (1990), Other People's Money (1991), Chaplin (1992), The Shadow (1994) and The Relic (1997). Playing an exotic dancer in Carlito's Way (1993) earned her a Golden Globe nomination for best supporting actress. Her later films include Along Came a Spider (2001), The Messengers (2007), The Artist (2011), The Birth of a Nation (2016) and Reagan (2024). On television she starred in the sitcom A Minute with Stan Hooper and appeared in American Crime and Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.
62years old
Turns 63 on January 13in 92 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 36
- Career span
- 38 years1986 to 2024
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Big break
Miller's Broadway break arrived in 1985, when she was cast as the lead in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues, opposite Matthew Broderick. She appeared with Broderick again in the 1988 film adaptation of that play.
Early training
Miller studied theater at HB Studio in New York City after two years at Menlo College in Atherton, California, from 1981 to 1983.
Penelope Ann Miller movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Sean McNamara directed two of these films. William Forsythe appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
William Forsythe's page
Tom Sizemore's page
Xander Berkeley's page
Bradley Whitford's page
Matthew Broderick's page
Robert Davi's page
All films by Sean McNamara
Also two films together9 more actors
- John KapelosThe Relic (1997) and The Shadow (1994)
- Cathy MoriartyThe Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992) and Kindergarten Cop (1990)
- Piper LaurieSaving Grace B. Jones (2009) and Other People's Money (1991)
- Ron CanadaDowntown (1990) and Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
- Francis X. McCarthyThe Relic (1997) and Downtown (1990)
- Anthony EdwardsFlipped (2010) and Downtown (1990)
- Linda HuntThe Relic (1997) and Kindergarten Cop (1990)
- Park OverallKindergarten Cop (1990) and Biloxi Blues (1988)
- Christopher John FieldsWitch Hunt (1994) and The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Penelope Ann Miller's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$869 million
19 of the 36 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 36 films: 19 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 19Worldwide figure
- 6US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 82% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$202M23.2% of the total
- 2$133M15.4% of the total
- 3$105M12.1% of the total
- 4$64M7.3% of the total
- 5$55M6.3% of the total
- 6$52M6.0% of the total
- 7$52M5.9% of the total
- 8$48M5.5% of the total
$158 millionfrom the other 11 films with a worldwide figure, 18% of the total
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