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Penelope Ann Miller

Penelope Ann Miller
Penelope Ann Miller (also known as Penelope Andrea Miller) and is sometimes credited as Penelope Miller was born on the 13th January 1964 in Los Angeles in California.
She has had roles in Hotshot as Mary, Family Ties in the episode called Higher Love as Joyce, The Facts of Life in the episode entitled The Greek Connection as Kristen Morgan and in Tales from the Darkside in the episode named Ring Around the Redhead as Keena.
Penelope has also appeared in St. Elsewhere in the episode entitled Ewe Can't Go Home Again as Laurel, Miami Vice in the episode named Death and the Lady as Jill Ryder and in The Popcorn Kid as Gwen.
Other roles include Adventures in Babysitting as Brenda with Elisabeth Shue and Vincent D'Onofrio, Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set as Tina, Miles from Home as Sally and in Big Top Pee Wee as Winnie with Paul Reubens and Kris Kristofferson.
Her first theatre acting break came in the Broadway production of Biloxi Blues as Daisy Hanningan opposite Matthew Broderick.
Penelope has been in Downtown as Lori Mitchell, Our Town as Emily Webb and in Dead Bang as Linda Kimble opposite Don Johnson and William Forsythe.
Other appearances were in Kindergarten Cop in the dual roles of Joyce Palmieri and Rachel Crisp with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hunt, Awakenings as Paula opposite Robin Williams, Robert De Niro and John Heard and in The Freshman as Tina Sabatini alongside Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick and Bruno Kirby.
She has also starred in The Gun In Betty Lou's Handbag as Mrs. Elizabeth Louise 'Betty Lou' Perkins alongside Alfre Woodard and William Forsythe, Morton And Hayes in the episode entitled The Bride of Mummula as Jody, Other People's Money as Kate Sullivan with Danny DeVito and Gregory Peck and in Year Of The Comet as Margaret Harwood opposite Timothy Daly and Louis Jourdan.
Penelope has had roles in Witch Hunt as Kim Hudson opposite Dennis Hopper, The Shadow as Margo Lane alongside Adam Baldwin and John Lone, Carlito's Way and Carlito's Way - HD DVD Version as Gail with Al Pacino and Sean Penn and in Chaplin as Edna Purviance with Robert Downey Jr and Dan Aykroyd.
Other appearances have been in The Hired Heart as Garnet Hadley, Mario Puzos The Last Don as Nalene De Lena alongside Danny Aiello, Joe Mantegna and Daryl Hannah , Little City as Rebecca with Jon Bon Jovi and Annabella Sciorra and in The Relic as Dr. Margo Green opposite Tom Sizemore and Linda Hunt.
She has starred in Ruby Bridges as Barbara Henry, Rhapsody in Bloom as Lilah Bloom and in Merry Christmas, George Bailey as Mary Hatch Bailey.
Penelope has been in Outside Ozona as Earlene Demers, Break Up as Grace and in The Closer as Erica Hewitt.
She has appeared in Killing Moon as Laura Chadwick with Daniel Baldwin and Kim Coates, All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story as the scandalous teacher Mary Kay Letourneau, Chapter Zero as Cassandra and in Rocky Marciano as Barbara Cousins opposite Jon Favreau and Judd Hirsch.
Other roles have been in Full Disclosure as Michelle, Along Came A Spider as Elizabeth Rose opposite Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter and Dylan Baker, Dodson's Journey as Meredith Dodson and in Along For The Ride as Claire Clifton along with Melanie Griffith and Patrick Swayze.
She has had parts in Scared Silent as Kathy Clifson, A Nero Wolfe Mystery in the episodes called Motherhunt: Part 1 and Motherhunt: Part 2 as Lucy Valdon, Dead in a Heartbeat as Dr. Gillian Hayes and in A Woman's a Helluva Thing as Zane Douglas.
Other film roles have been in Thanksgiving Family Reunion as Pauline Snider, Rudy - The Rudolph Giuliani Story as Donna Hanover with James Woods and Michelle Nolden, Personal Effects as Bonnie Locke and in Carry Me Home as Harriet.
Another role was as Molly Hooper in A Minute with Stan Hooper and she also starred as Rose Whitley in the CSI New York episode called What You See Is What You See opposite Gary Sinise.
Penelope has starred in Funny Money as Carol Perkins, The Deal as Laura Martin opposite Henry Thomas and Dean Stockwell, Desperate Housewives in the episode called Coming Home as Fran Ferrara and in Vanished as Jessica Nevins.
Other appearances have been in The Deadliest Lesson as Gloria, Blonde Ambition as Debra with Jessica Simpson, Luke Wilson and Rachael Leigh Cook and in The Messengers (also known as Messengers, The - BLU-RAY Version ) as Denise alongside Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott and John Corbett.
Other roles have been in Saving Grace B. Jones as Bea Bretthorse with Evie Thompson, Michael Biehn and Tatum O'Neal and in Free Style as Jeanette opposite Corbin Bleu and Madison Pettis.
She has also starred in Flipped alongside Anthony Edwards, Rebecca De Mornay and Aidan Quinn and in Robosapien - Rebooted as Joanna with Holliston Coleman and Bobby Coleman.
Penelope also presented a documentary alongside Charles Stuart about the indepth life of Mary Magdalene entitled Mary Magdalene, An Intimate Portrait.






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  • Kindergarten Cop
  • Kindergarten Cop review by A customer from GLASGOW
    Rated - 4 stars TOP MOVIE !!! 31 August 2005
    ...n has time for a little romance when he falls in love with one of the teachers (Penelope Ann Miller), who ends up surprising him with more than love ...  
  • Carlito's Way
  • Carlito's Way review by from Edinburgh, Scotland
    Rated - 4 stars The street is always watching! 16 April 2007
    ...ack the girl he lost because of his old life - a very polished performance from Penelope Ann Miller who is very reminiscent of a younger Nicole Kidman - but his old ties and mispl...  
  • The Relic
  • The Relic review by from St Helens, England
    Rated - 3 stars Pretty Decent Flick 8 May 2005
    ...nd it still does manage to maintain a lot of the suspense created in the book. Penelope Ann Miller gives another excellent performance and really hlds the film together. The mai...  

Penelope Ann Miller - filmography


  • The Deal on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Henry Thomas,  Penelope Ann Miller,  Dean Stockwell
    Director: Bryan Goeres
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Laura, an American woman happily living with her family in Sitges, loses her husband and her daughter in a terrible accident. As a result, she decides to return to the United States. She changes her mind, however, when Frank, who works at the American embassy, tells her that her loved ones were the ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 634 members
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  • Along For The Ride on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Melanie Griffith,  Patrick Swayze,  Penelope Ann Miller
    Director: John Kaye
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Along for The Ride Two Ex-Lovers, One Open Road. Patrick Swayze (Dirty Dancing) and Melanie Griffith (Working Girl) are Ben and Lulu. Years ago, they had an intense passionate affair, a relationship that ended very badly. Now, fifteen years later, he's a successful married writer who ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 137 members
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  • The Relic on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Penelope Ann Miller,  Tom Sizemore,  Linda Hunt
    Director: Peter Hyams
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Plucky evolutionary biologist Dr. Margo Green (Penelope Ann Miller) joins forces with tough Chicago cop Lt. Vincent D'Agosta (Tom Sizemore) to unravel the mystery behind the horribly mangled corpses that keep popping up around her museum during an opening night gala. When they investigate further ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 2,504 members
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  • Mario Puzo's The Last Don (1997)
    Starring: Danny Aiello,  Joe Mantegna,  Daryl Hannah
    Director: Graeme Clifford
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Sprawling Mario Puzo novel about an Italian family of gangsters. Headed by Don Domenico Clericuzio (Aiello), the family executes a rival gang on the night of the Don's daughter's wedding, including her new husband, the son of his rival. Unfortunately the daughter (Alley) gets pregnant and the ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 78% from 23 members
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  • The Shadow on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Adam Baldwin,  John Lone,  Penelope Ann Miller
    Director: Russell Mulcahy
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The Shadow was once a vicious criminal who was captured by a mystic who taught him the powers of the mind to become the nemesis of all evil. In this adventure he pits his wits against the last living descendant of Ghengis Khan who plans to take over the world.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 817 members
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  • Carlito's Way on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Sean Penn,  Penelope Ann Miller
    Director: Brian De Palma
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Notorious Puerto Rican heroin dealer Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) is released from jail on a technicality thanks to the manipulations of his sleazy lawyer buddy (Sean Penn). All he wants is to keep his nose clean and earn enough money to start a business in the Bahamas--and maybe rekindle romance ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 74% from 20,022 members
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  • Chaplin on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Robert Downey Jr,  Dan Aykroyd,  Geraldine Chaplin
    Director: Richard Attenborough
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Sir Richard Attenborough's CHAPLIN is a dramatised depiction of the highs and lows in the life of Charlie Chaplin (Robert Downey, Jr. in a highly acclaimed performance), one of the true comic geniuses of the early silver screen. Presented as the memories of an elderly Chaplin, the narrative opens ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 2,597 members
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  • Year Of The Comet on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Penelope Ann Miller,  Timothy Daly,  Louis Jourdan
    Director: Peter Yates
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Maggie (Penelope Ann Miller) is sorting through a client's wine cellar one day when when she stumbles upon one of the oldest vintages in the world. All that is left to do is for her to deliver it to her client's buyer back in London...
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 44% from 56 members
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  • The Freshman on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Marlon Brando,  Matthew Broderick,  Bruno Kirby
    Director: Andrew Bergman
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    THE FRESHMAN is a wry and winsome film about Clark, a freshman film student (Matthew Broderick) in New York City, who is made an offer he can't refuse by a Mafia don (Marlon Brando) who is the spitting image of Don Corleone. As Clark weighs the romance against the danger of his association, he ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 702 members
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  • Awakenings on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Robin Williams,  Robert De Niro,  John Heard
    Director: Penny Marshall
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on the true story of a research physician who uses an experimental drug to 'awaken' the catatonic victims of a rare sleeping sickness. The first patient to receive the drug (De Niro in an astounding performance) is filled with awe and enthusiasm that teaches the introverted doctor to value ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 8,753 members
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  • Dead Bang (1989)
    Starring: Don Johnson,  Penelope Ann Miller,  William Forsythe
    Director: John Frankenheimer
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A tough but true story based on the real experiences of Los Angeles Detective Jerry Beck, a man driven by a personal quest. He is assigned to find a cop-killer, the dead cop being one of his own colleagues. When Beck follows the trail to a white supremacy organisation, the case becomes an ..read more »
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Penelope Ann Miller facts

5 most recent films

Blonde Ambition - 3.5 stars
The Messengers - 3.0 stars
Messengers, The - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
The Deal - 2.5 stars
Rudy - The Rudolph Giuliani Story - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Carlito's Way - HD DVD Version - 4.0 stars
Carlito's Way - 4.0 stars
Chaplin - 3.5 stars
Awakenings - 3.5 stars
Along Came A Spider - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Flipped - 3 stars
Mary Magdalene, An Intimate Portrait - 2.0 stars
Little City - 2.0 stars
The Gun In Betty Lou's Handbag - 2.0 stars
Witch Hunt - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

John Leguizamo - 2 times - show films
James Rebhorn - 2 times - show films
Luis Guzman - 2 times - show films
Joseph Siravo - 2 times - show films
Ingrid Rogers - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Brian De Palma - 2 times - show films
Danny Pang - 2 times - show films
Graeme Clifford - 1 times - show films
Paul Schrader - 1 times - show films
Alan Moyle - 1 times - show films