Penelope Allen

Biography

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.

Known For

The Thin Red Line

as Witt's Mother

Dog Day Afternoon

as Sylvia

Bad Lieutenant

as Doctor

Scarecrow

as Annie

The Crossing Guard

as Woman On Bus

Looking for Richard

as Self / Queen Elizabeth

The Bedroom Window

as Judge

Hurlyburly

as Dry Cleaner

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

as Nancy (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")

Sybil

as Miss Penny