Penelope Windust
| Penelope Windust | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 13, 1945 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1975–2008 |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Haid (m. 1969–84) |
| Children | 2 |
Penelope Windust (born July 13, 1945) is an American television, film, and stage actress. She is best known for her role as Kathleen Maxwell in the 1983 miniseries V.
Windust was born in New York City, the daughter of Irene, an actress, and Bretaigne Windust, a stage and film director. She studied drama at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Tech just before its merger into Carnegie Mellon University in 1967.
Windust began her career on Broadway, appearing in a 1967 production of Spofford opposite 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 most recent movie was Iron Will from 1994.
She has 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.
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