Penelope Ann Miller
Penelope Ann Miller | |
|---|---|
| Born | Penelope Andrea Miller January 13, 1964 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse(s) | Will Arnett (1994–95) James Huggins (2000–present) |
Penelope Ann Miller (born Penelope Andrea Miller; January 13, 1964), sometimes credited as Penelope Miller, is an American actress. She began her career on Broadway, and starred in several major Hollywood films, particularly in the early 1990s, and has continued appearing in supporting roles in both film and television.
Early life
Miller was born in Los Angeles, California, the middle daughter of Beatrice (née Ammidown), a costume designer, publicist, and journalist, and Mark Miller, a television actor and producer.[1] Her mother was Aristotle Onassis's god-daughter and an editor of Harper's Bazaar.[2] She has an older sister, Marisa Miller, who is also a film actress, and a younger sister, Savannah Miller, who is a social worker.
Miller graduated from high school in Los Angeles, then moved (aged 18) to New York City to study theatre.
Career
Her Broadway theatre break came in 1985 when she was cast in the lead (opposite Matthew Broderick) in the Neil Simon play Biloxi Blues. (She would also star with Broderick in the 1988 film version of that play.)
Miller's film debut came in 1987 in Adventures in Babysitting. She took a role in one episode ("Death and the Lady") of the television series Miami Vice (which aired on October 16, 1987), and accepted several other small roles in film and television work. She then returned to Broadway in a revival of Our Town; her portrayal of Emily garnered her a Tony award nomination. She then appeared as Pee-wee Herman's (Paul Reubens) fiancée, Winnie Johnston, in the 1988 release of Big Top Pee-wee.
In 1990, she played Paula in Awakenings, starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams. She also played in the 1990 movie Downtown with Anthony Edwards and Forest Whitaker. Again in 1990 she appeared alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in Kindergarten Cop. Miller plays a teacher, hiding with her son Dominic from her criminal drug-dealing husband Cullen Crisp (Richard Tyson).
She subsequently appeared in a number of other theatrical movies, notably as Edna Purviance in Chaplin in 1992 and with Al Pacino in Carlito's Way in 1993.
Miller co-starred with Marlon Brando (as his daughter) in 1990's The Freshman and with Gregory Peck (as his lawyer and step-daughter) in 1991's Other People's Money. She also appeared as Margo Lane in The Shadow with Alec Baldwin, as well as in the Gary Sinise-directed film Miles from Home.
She had the lead role in the big budget creature feature The Relic (1997) as Dr. Margo Green. In 2000, she played the scandalous teacher Mary Kay Letourneau in the TV version of a true story, All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story.
In 2002, Penelope Ann Miller made the film Dead in a Heartbeat and starred in a two-part episode of A&E's series A Nero Wolfe Mystery. Her 2005 film Funny Money was voted the top film of the Sarasota Film Festival. She appeared in the Fox series Vanished for six episodes, playing the ex-wife of a U.S. senator whose wife has mysteriously disappeared. Her 2007 comedy Blonde Ambition co-starring Jessica Simpson and Luke Wilson performed poorly at the box office. She also guest-starred as Fran on Desperate Housewives.
Miller appeared in the horror film The Messengers, co-starring Dylan McDermott and Kristen Stewart. The film was produced in part by director Sam Raimi's production company, Ghost House Pictures. In 2011, she portrayed Doris, the wife of protagonist George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) in The Artist.
Personal life
In 1994, she married actor Will Arnett. They divorced in 1995. On May 28, 2000, she married James Huggins and had her first child, Eloisa May, on December 10, 2000. On March 23, 2009, she gave birth to her second child, Maria Adela.[3]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1987 | Hotshot | Mary | |
| Adventures in Babysitting | Brenda | ||
| 1988 | Biloxi Blues | Daisy | |
| Big Top Pee-wee | Winnie Johnson | ||
| Miles from Home | Sally | ||
| 1989 | Dead Bang | Linda Kimble | |
| 1990 | Downtown | Lori Mitchell | |
| The Freshman | Tina Sabatini | ||
| Awakenings | Paula | ||
| Kindergarten Cop | Joyce Palmieri/Rachel Crisp | ||
| 1991 | Other People's Money | Kate Sullivan | |
| 1992 | Year of the Comet | Margaret Harwood | |
| The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Mrs. Elizabeth Louise 'Betty Lou' Perkins | ||
| Chaplin | Edna Purviance | ||
| 1993 | Carlito's Way | Gail | |
| 1994 | The Shadow | Margo Lane | |
| 1997 | The Relic | Dr. Margo Green | |
| Little City | Rebecca | ||
| 1998 | Break Up | Grace | |
| Outside Ozona | Earlene Demers | ||
| 1999 | Chapter Zero | Cassandra | |
| 2000 | Forever Lulu | Claire Clifton | |
| 2001 | Along Came a Spider | Elizabeth Rose | |
| Full Disclosure | Michelle | Direct-to-Video Release | |
| 2006 | The Deal | Laura Martin | |
| Funny Money | Carol Perkins | ||
| 2007 | The Messengers | Denise Solomon | |
| Blonde Ambition | Debra | ||
| 2008 | Free Style | Jeannette Bryant | |
| 2009 | Saving Grace B. Jones | Bea Bretthorse | |
| 2010 | Flipped | Trina Baker | |
| 2011 | The Artist | Doris | |
| 2012 | Robosapien: Rebooted | Joanna | in production |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Tales from the Darkside | Keena | Episode: Ring Around the Redhead |
| 1987 | The Facts of Life | Kristen Morgan | Episode: The Greek Connection |
| Family Ties | Joyce | Episode: Higher Love | |
| The Popcorn Kid | Gwen Stottlemeyer | 6 episodes | |
| Miami Vice | Jill Ryder | Episode: Death and the Lady | |
| St. Elsewhere | Laurel | Episode: Ewe Can't Go Home Again | |
| 1988 | Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set | Tina | TV-Movie |
| 1989 | Great Performances | Emily Webb | Episode: Our Town |
| 1991 | Morton & Hayes | Jody | Episode: The Bride of Mummula |
| 1994 | Witch Hunt | Kim Hudson | TV-Movie |
| 1997 | The Last Don | Nalene De Lena | Miniseries |
| The Hired Heart | Garnet Hadley | TV-Movie | |
| Merry Christmas, George Bailey | Mary Hatch Bailey | TV-Movie | |
| 1998 | Rhapsody in Bloom | Lilah Bloom | TV-Movie |
| Ruby Bridges | Barbara Henry | TV-Movie | |
| The Closer | Erica Hewitt | 10 episodes | |
| 1999 | Rocky Marciano | Barbara Cousins | TV-Movie |
| 2000 | All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story | Mary Kay Letourneau | TV-Movie |
| Killing Moon | Laura Chadwick | TV-Movie | |
| 2001 | Dodson's Journey | Meredith Dodson | TV-Movie |
| A Woman's a Helluva Thing | Zane Douglas | TV-Movie | |
| 2002 | Dead in a Heartbeat | Dr. Gillian Hayes | TV-Movie |
| A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Lucy Valdon | Episode: "Motherhunt" | |
| Scared Silent | Kathy Clifson | TV-Movie | |
| 2003 | Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story | Donna Hanover | TV-Movie |
| Thanksgiving Family Reunion | Pauline Snider | TV-Movie | |
| 2003–2004 | A Minute with Stan Hooper | Molly Hooper | 13 episodes |
| 2004 | Carry Me Home | Harriet | TV-Movie |
| 2005 | Personal Effects | Bonnie Locke | TV-Movie |
| CSI: NY | Rose Whitley | Episode: What You See Is What You See | |
| Desperate Housewives | Fran Ferrara | Episode: Coming Home | |
| 2006 | Vanished | Jessica Nevins | 9 episodes |
| 2008 | The Deadliest Lesson | Gloria | TV-Movie |
| 2009–2010 | Men of a Certain Age | Sonia Tranelli | 9 episodes |
Awards and nominations
- 1995: Nominated, "Best Actress" - The Shadow
- 1997: Nominated, "Best Actress" - The Relic
Chicago Film Critics Association Award
- 1991: Won, "Emerging Actress" - The Freshman
- 2001: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actress" - Full Disclosure
- 1994: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture" - Carlito's Way
- 1998: Won, "Best Acting in a Feature" - Rhapsody in Bloom
References
- ^ Penelope Ann Miller's Film Reference bio
- ^ Penelope Ann Miller bio at Yahoo! Movies
- ^ Chiu, alxeis (April 7, 2009). "It's a Girl for Penelope Ann Miller". People Magazine. Time, Inc. Retrieved 2010-06-25.