Acting

Penelope Windust

Born July 13, 1945 · New York City, New York, USA

Died February 2, 2022 · aged 76

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 role…

Known For

You Don't Mess with the ZohanYou Don't Mess with the Zohan · 2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
5.72008
MovieComedyAction
An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going head-to-head with an Arab cab driver -- to make his dreams come true.
Iron WillIron Will · 1994
Iron Will
6.71994
MovieAdventureFamily
When Will Stoneman's father dies, he is left alone to take care of his mother and their land. Needing money to maintain it, he decides to join a cross country dogsled race. This race will require days of racing for long hours, through harsh weather and terrain. This young man will need a lot of courage and a strong will to complete this race.
BirdBird · 1988
Bird
6.91988
MovieDramaMusic
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
Johnny BelindaJohnny Belinda · 1982
Johnny Belinda
6.31982
MovieDramaTV Movie
While attempting to set up a communal garden in a poverty stricken rural community, Bill Richmond becomes aware of a mute, disheveled girl named Belinda. Written off as mentally handicapped by the community, including her harsh father, Belinda intrigues Bill. He persists in making contact, discovering that Belinda is in fact deaf. Bill finds that he can communicate with Belinda using sign language, and teaches her to sign.
Tarantulas: The Deadly CargoTarantulas: The Deadly Cargo · 1977
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
5.01977
MovieAdventureHorror
An airplane carrying coffee beans from South America has some unpleasant stowaways: a hoard of tarantulas which overcome the pilots as the airplane is flying over an orange-producing town in California. The airplane crashes, and the unlucky inhabitants of the town release the venomous spiders into their midst. Once the town's officials discover that the tarantulas are responsible for several deaths, the tarantulas have already descended upon the town's only orange-processing factory. The town's citizens risk their lives to remove the tarantulas from the factory while the venomous pests are rendered motionless by the transmitted sound of buzzing bees
CooperstownCooperstown · 1993
Cooperstown
4.51993
MovieDramaTV Movie
A retired baseball player reflects on the mistakes and problems of the past 35 years when he is overlooked for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The NightmanThe Nightman · 1992
The Nightman
3.21992
MovieDramaTV Movie
A drifter comes between an aging Southern beauty and her teenaged daughter.
Ghost TownGhost Town · 1988
Ghost Town
5.11988
MovieHorrorWestern
Deputy Langley tracks a kidnapped girl to an abandoned ghost town. However, the town is not abandoned, but haunted by the spirits of an outlaw, Devlin, and his gang, who hold the equally deceased townspeople hostage until the outlaws can be killed by a lawman.

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