MILLER, Penelope Ann 1964–

(Penelope Miller)

PERSONAL

Full name, Penelope Andrea Miller; born January 13, 1964, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Mark (an actor and filmmaker) and Beatrice (a journalist; maiden name, Ammidown) Miller; married William Emerson Arnett (an actor), 1994 (divorced, 1995); married James Huggins (an investment counselor), May 28, 2000; children: Eloise. Education: Attended Menlo College; trained for the stage at Herbert Berghof Studios with Herbert Berghof.

Addresses: Agent—Agency for the Performing Arts, 9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Manager—Gilbertson–Kincaid Management, 1330 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401. Publicist—CeCe Yorke, PYR PR, 139 S. Beverly Dr., Suite 230, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actress. Denver Center Theatre Company, Denver, CO, member of company (as Penelope Miller), 1984–85; appeared in television commercials.

Member: Actors Equity Association, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Awards, Honors: Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best performance by a featured actress in a play, 1989, for Our Town; Most Promising Actress, Chicago Film Critics Association, 1990; Star of Tomorrow, Motion Pictures Bookers Club, 1990; Chicago Film Critics Association Award, most promising actress, 1991, for The Freshman; Golden Globe nomination, best supporting actress, 1993, for Carlito's Way; Special Jury Award, best acting in a feature, Hollywood Film Festival, 1998, for Rhapsody in Bloom; Video Premiere Award nomination, best supporting actress, DVD Exclusive Awards, 2001, for Full Disclosure.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Brenda, Adventures in Babysitting (also known as A Night on the Town), Buena Vista, 1987.

(As Penelope Miller) Mary, Hotshot (also known as El rey del futbol), 1987.

Winnie, Big Top Pee–Wee, Paramount, 1988.

Daisy, Biloxi Blues (also known as Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues), Universal, 1988.

Sally, Miles from Home (also known as Farm of the Year), Cinecom, 1988.

Linda, Dead Bang, Warner Bros., 1989.

Paula, Awakenings, Columbia, 1990.

Lori Mitchell, Downtown, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1990.

Joyce Palmieri/Rachel Crisp, Kindergarten Cop, Universal, 1990.

Flashback, Paramount, 1990.

Tina Sabatini, The Freshman, TriStar, 1990.

Kate Sullivan, Other People's Money (also known as Riqueza ajena), Warner Bros., 1991.

Edna Purviance, Chaplin (also known as Charlot), TriStar, 1992.

Betty Lou Perkins, The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, Buena Vista, 1992.

Maggie Harwood, Year of the Comet, Columbia, 1992.

Gail, Carlito's Way, Universal, 1993.

Margo Lane, The Shadow (also known as Shadow and the Curse of Khan), Universal, 1994.

Dr. Margo Green, The Relic (also known as Das Relikt), Paramount, 1997.

Rebecca, Little City, Miramax, 1998.

Earlene Demers, Outside Ozona, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998.

Grace, Break Up, Ascot Video, 1998.

Cassandra, Chapter Zero, Arama Entertainment, 1999.

(Uncredited cameo appearance) Famous (also known as Lisa Picard Is Famous), First Look, 2000.

Claire Clifton, Forever Lulu (also known as Along for the Ride), Artisan, 2000.

The Making of "Along Came a Spider," Paramount, 2001.

Elizabeth Rose, Along Came a Spider (also known as Im Netz der Spinne), Paramount, 2001.

Michelle, Full Disclosure, 2001.

Harriet, Carry Me Home, Showtime, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Tina, "The Closed Set," Great Performances, PBS, 1988.

Emily Webb, "Our Town," Great Performances, PBS, 1989.

The Hollywood Christmas Parade, 1990.

Presenter, The Movie Awards, CBS, 1991.

Presenter, The 15th Annual CableACE Awards, 1994.

Presenter, The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, CBS, 1995.

Mary Hatch, Merry Christmas George Bailey, PBS, 1997.

Interviewee, Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero, 1999.

Television Appearances; Series:

Gwen Stottlemeyer, The Popcorn Kid, CBS, 1987.

Erica Hewitt, The Closer, CBS, 1998.

Molly Hooper, Minute with Stan Hooper, Fox, 2003.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Nalene Jessup, Mario Puzo's The Last Don (also known as The Last Don), CBS, 1997.

I Love the '80s Strike Back (documentary), VH1, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Kim Hudson, Witch Hunt, HBO, 1994.

Garnet Hadley, The Hired Heart (also known as Sweetwater Redemption), Lifetime, 1997.

Barbara Henry, Ruby Bridges, ABC, 1998.

Lilah Bloom, Rhapsody in Bloom, Starz!, 1998.

Barbara Cousins, Rocky Marciano, Showtime, 1999.

Title role, The Mary Kay Letourneau Story: All–American Girl, USA Network, 2000.

Laura Chadwick, Killing Moon, 2000.

Meredith, Dodson's Journey, CBS, 2001.

Zane Douglas, A Woman's a Helluva Thing, 2001.

Dr. Gillian Hayes, Dead in a Heartbeat, TBS, 2002.

Kathy Clifson, Scared Silent, Lifetime, 2002.

Donna Hanover, Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (also known as Rudy's Wars), USA Network, 2003.

Pauline Snider, Thanksgiving Family Reunion (also known as National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion), TBS, 2003.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Victoria, Queens, CBS, 1997.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Joyce, "Mallory Woo'd by Poetry Prof," Family Ties, NBC, 1982.

Nancy O'Hara, The Guiding Light, CBS, 1984.

Lee Melton, As the World Turns, CBS, 1984.

(As Penelope Miller) Keena, "Ring around the Redhead," Tales from the Darkside, 1985.

Kristen Morgan, "The Greek Connection," The Facts of Life, 1987.

Jill Ryder, "Death and the Lady," Miami Vice, NBC, 1987.

Joyce, "Higher Love," Family Ties, NBC, 1987.

Laurel, "Ewe Can't Go Home Again," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1987.

Late Night with David Letterman, 1990–1995, 1997, and 1998.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1991.

Jody, "The Bride of Mummula," Morton & Hayes, 1991.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1997.

Lucy Valdon, "Motherhunt: Parts 1 & 2," A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Arts and Entertainment, 2002.

Dinner for Five, 2003.

The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003.

Stage Appearances:

(As Penelope Miller) Jody, Quilters, Arizona Theatre Company, 1983–1984.

Meredith, The People from Work, Herbert Berghof Playhouse, New York City, 1984.

Daisy Hannigan, Biloxi Blues, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1984, then Broadway debut, Neil Simon Theatre, 1985–1986.

Ruth, Moonchildren, Second Stage Theatre, New York City, 1987.

Emily Webb, Our Town, Lincoln Center Theatre, New York City, 1988, then Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1988–1989.

Edie Doyle, On the Waterfront, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1995.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Interview, December, 1988, p. 50.

Parade, January 20, 2002, p. 18.

Premiere, March, 1990, p. 49; September, 1991, p. 70.

TV Guide, January 15, 2000, pp. 30–34.