Penelope Milford
Biography
Penelope Milford was an American actress who worked extensively on stage and screen, born in St. Louis and raised in Illinois. She joined the Broadway cast of Lenny in 1972 and created the part of Jenny Anderson in Shenandoah, a performance that brought her a Drama Desk Award nomination in 1975. Earlier she had starred off-Broadway opposite Richard Gere in Long Time Coming and a Long Time Gone. Her best known film role was Vi Munson in Coming Home (1978), which earned her an Academy Award nomination in the supporting actress category. She also appeared in Valentino (1977), Endless Love (1981), Take This Job and Shove It (1981), The Burning Bed (1984), Heathers (1989), Normal Life (1996) and Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2 (1996). Milford died in 2025.
77years old at death
- Born St. Louis
- Died Saugerties
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Penelope Dale Milford
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 19 years1977 to 1996
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First role
Milford made her first appearance in a film as an extra on Maidstone, the Norman Mailer movie that came out in 1970.
First role
Milford made her first appearance on television in a 1976 episode of The Blue Knight, which marked the start of her work in the medium.
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Worked with
Penelope Milford shares two films with Kate Walsh, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Seymour Cassel's page
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Michael LehmannDirector, 1 film, 1989
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All films by Hal Ashby
All films by Franco Zeffirelli
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