Penny Fuller

Biography

Penny Fuller is an American actress who began her career on the New York stage and went on to win recognition on Broadway and in television. Born in Lumberton, North Carolina, she moved to New York City and found work at the East 74th Street Theater in 1960, then debuted on Broadway in The Moon Besieged in 1962. She drew notice as the undermining Eve Harrington in the musical Applause, which brought her a Tony nomination, and she was nominated again for Neil Simon's The Dinner Party. Her television performances earned six Emmy nominations and one win, for The Elephant Man in 1982. She also appeared in the films All the President's Men (1976) and The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), and played Amanda Harding in the crime drama Fortune Dane.

89years old

Turns 90 on July 21in 252 days

Born July 21, 1937Lumberton
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Also credited as Penelope Ann Fuller

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 45 years1976 to 2021

Every film, newest first

2021Strawberry MansionIMDb rating 6.5
1993The Beverly HillbilliesIMDb rating 5.1
1984License to KillIMDb rating 5.5
1976All the President's MenIMDb rating 7.9

Genres

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Big break
Fuller earned attention on Broadway as Eve Harrington in Applause, the musical adaptation of All About Eve that ran from 1970 to 1972, with Lauren Bacall playing Margo Channing. Her Eve seemed sweet on the surface but undermined others.
First role
In 1960, Fuller appeared at the East 74th Street Theater in George Gershwin's Oh, Kay!, sharing the stage with Linda Lavin and Marti Stevens. She had moved to New York City.

Penny Fuller movies on Netflix

Strawberry Mansion2021IMDb rating 6.5as Arabella “Bella” Isadora
The Beverly Hillbillies1993IMDb rating 5.1as Mrs. Margaret Drysdale
License to Kill1984IMDb rating 5.5as Judith Peterson
All the President's Men1976IMDb rating 7.9as Sally Aiken

Worked with

Penny Fuller made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Cloris Leachman

Ned Beatty

Dustin Hoffman

Robert Redford

Denzel Washington

Diedrich BaderAlan J. PakulaDirector, 1 film

Penelope SpheerisDirector, 1 film

Albert BirneyDirector, 1 film

Films together

Cloris Leachman1 film together, 1993
Cloris Leachman's page
- The Beverly Hillbillies1993IMDb rating 5.1Fuller as Mrs. Margaret DrysdaleLeachman as Granny
Ned Beatty1 film together, 1976
Ned Beatty's page
- All the President's Men1976IMDb rating 7.9Fuller as Sally AikenBeatty as Dardis
Dustin Hoffman1 film together, 1976
Dustin Hoffman's page
- All the President's Men1976IMDb rating 7.9Fuller as Sally AikenHoffman as Carl Bernstein
Robert Redford1 film together, 1976
Robert Redford's page
- All the President's Men1976IMDb rating 7.9Fuller as Sally AikenRedford as Bob Woodward
Denzel Washington1 film together, 1984
Denzel Washington's page
- License to Kill1984IMDb rating 5.5Fuller as Judith PetersonWashington as Martin Sawyer
Diedrich Bader1 film together, 1993
Diedrich Bader's page
- The Beverly Hillbillies1993IMDb rating 5.1Fuller as Mrs. Margaret DrysdaleBader as Jethro Bodine
Alan J. PakulaDirector, 1 film, 1976
All films by Alan J. Pakula
- All the President's Men1976IMDb rating 7.9Fuller as Sally Aiken
Penelope SpheerisDirector, 1 film, 1993
All films by Penelope Spheeris
- The Beverly Hillbillies1993IMDb rating 5.1Fuller as Mrs. Margaret Drysdale
Albert BirneyDirector, 1 film, 2021
All films by Albert Birney
- Strawberry Mansion2021IMDb rating 6.5Fuller as Arabella “Bella” Isadora

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Penny Fuller's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Emmy Awards
1982	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie	The Elephant Man	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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