Penelope Milford (born 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actress. 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ...
An alumnus of the Chicago/New York theatrical scene, American actress Penelope Milford struck paydirt with her first film Coming Home (1978). Playing Viola Munson, the best friend of Sally Hyde (Jane Fonda), Penelope was nominated for an Academy Award. She did not win, but the strength of Comnig Home, Ms. Milford was cast in a major TV biography, Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris (1979), the tale of a real-life singer's recovery from a brain-surgery induced coma. The highlight of this production was the final scene, wherein the real Kathy Morris replaced Milford in the final concert scene, proof of her total recovery; Milford's performance had been so authentic that the switch was all but imperceptible. Few of Milford's subsequent films did her talent justice: the outgoing blonde actress was seen in pedestrian roles in such pedestrian pictures as Take This Job and Shove It (1981). Endless Love (1981), and The Golden Seal (1984). Coming Home is a 1978 film which tells the story of a handicapped Vietnam War veterans difficulty in re-entering civilian life after his return from the war. ... Jane Fonda Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an Academy Award-winning American actress, model, writer, fitness guru, producer, and political activist. ... Take This Job and Shove It is a song by Johnny Paycheck about the bitterness of a man who worked long and hard with no apparent reward. ... Endless Love is a 1981 American dramatic/romance film directed by Franco Zeffirelli. ...
Milford was cast in a major TV biopic, "Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris" (1979), the tale of a real-life singer's recovery from a brain-surgery-induced coma.
The highlight of this production was the final scene, wherein the real Kathy Morris replaced Milford in the final concert scene, proof of her total recovery; Milford's performance had been so authentic that the switch was all but imperceptible.
Few of PenelopeMilford's subsequent films did her talent justice: the outgoing blonde actress was seen in pedestrian roles in such pedestrian pictures as "Take This Job and Shove It"...
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