Penelope Windust
Biography
Penelope Marjorie Windust (July 13, 1945 - February 2, 2022) was an American television, film, and stage actress. She was known for her role as Kathleen Maxwell in the 1983 miniseries V.
Windust began her career on Broadway, appearing in a 1967 production of Spofford with Melvyn Douglas, and in 1972 production of Elizabeth I. Windust has starred in many television movies. Her best-known film roles were in the movies Ghost Town and Bird in 1988. Her final movie appearance was You Don't Mess with the Zohan in 2008.
She made many guest appearances on television, including Hawaii Five-O, The Six Million Dollar Man, Falcon Crest, Dallas, Matlock, Criminal Minds, ER, Third Watch and Boston Legal. She died on February 2, 2022, at the age of 76.
Filmography
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008
as Second Woman in Cab
Iron Will
1994
as Maggie Stoneman
Cooperstown
1993
as Receptionist
The Nightman
1992
as Mrs. Fordyce
Bird
1988
as Bellevue Nurse
Ghost Town
1988
as Grace
Scandal Sheet
1985
Children in the Crossfire
1984
Johnny Belinda
1982
as Dr. Harris
Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain
1982
as Bernadene Norris
Death Ray 2000
1981
as Emma Blessing
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1977
as Gloria Beasley
The Call of the Wild
1976
as Rosemary
The Keegans
1976
as Penny Voorhees Keegan