Penelope Milford
Penelope Milford (* 23. March 1948 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is an American actress .
Life
Milford grew up in Winnetka , Illinois . In 1967 she moved to New York City , where she studied with Wynn Handman . After a few off-Broadway productions, she got the role of Jenny in the Broadway production Shenandoah , in which she could be seen for seven months. She got her first film role in the 1970 drama Maidstone directed by Norman Mailer , but was not mentioned in the credits. Her sex and nude scene in the biography Valentino drew attention in 1977.
In the independent film drama Coming Home - you home return of Hal Ashby took Milford 1978 alongside Jane Fonda , Jon Voight and Bruce Dern one of the major roles. For this she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1979 . In the comedy Fort Travis she appeared in a major role alongside Richard Harris , Karen Black and Martin Landau ; She also played larger roles in the horror film Blood Trail and in the adventure film The Golden Seal . She starred in the drama Normal Life alongside Ashley Judd and Luke Perry . At the end of the 1990s she retired from show business.
Milford said he was briefly married to a composer at the age of twenty and was close friends with Richard Gere in the late 1970s . Her younger brother Kim was also active as an actor; he died of heart failure in 1988 at the age of only 37.
Filmography (selection)
- 1974: Man on a Swing
- 1977: Valentino
- 1978: Coming Home - You are returning home (Coming Home)
- 1980: Fort Travis (The Last Word)
- 1981: A whiz kid scratches the corner (Take This Job and Shove It)
- 1981: Endless Love (Endless Love)
- 1982: Blood Link
- 1983: The Golden Seal
- 1984: The Burning Bed (The Burning Bed)
- 1988: Heathers
- 1990: Miss Missouri
- 1991: Cold Justice
- 1996: Normal Life
- 1996: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2
- 1997: Night of the Lawyers
Awards
- 1975: Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for Shenandoah
- 1979 : Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Coming Home
Web links
- Penelope Milford in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Penelope Milford in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Penelope Milford in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b New Face: Penelope Milford , The New York Times (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Milford, Penelope |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis , Missouri |