Penelope Windust
Known For
Acting
Born
1945-07-13 in New York City, New York, USA
Died
2022-02-02
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.
Most Known For
Criminal Minds
as Lynette Giles
Married... with Children
as Sales Lady
ER
as Mrs. Martineau
Murder, She Wrote
as Laura Bennett
MacGyver
as Connie Thornton
Boston Legal
as Martha Silver
Falcon Crest
as Doctor Monroe
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Marlene Bekey
The Waltons
Hawaii Five-O
as Dr. Sheila Cramer
Third Watch
as Crazy Lady
Mannix
Emergency!
Matlock
Lou Grant
Doogie Howser, M.D.
China Beach
Wonder Woman
as Dr. Sylvia Stubbs
Ellery Queen
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
as Second Woman in Cab