Penelope Ann Miller

Penelope Ann Miller is an acclaimed and diverse actor, who has stood the test of time, working in every medium and genre. Her diversity throughout her illustrious career, has lead her to work with some of the most legendary actors and directors of all time. Penelope’s recent credits include, the upcoming Ryan Murphy Netflix mini-series, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”, starring opposite Evan Peters and Richard Jenkins; the Paramount Plus film, “The Virgin of Highland Park”, opposite Dermot Mulroney and the Feature film, “Reagan”, where she will be portraying the infamous and iconic 1st lady, ‘Nancy Reagan’, starring opposite Dennis Quaid and directed by Sean McNamara.She starred in the Academy Award winning Best Picture, “The Artist”, opposite Best Actor Oscar winner, Jean Dujardin. The black & white silent film took the awards season by storm, winning 5 Academy Awards, 7 BAFTA’s and 3 Golden Globe Awards. Miller was also recognized for her work, with nominations at the SAG and Critic’s Choice Awards in the ensemble category. She co-starred in the critically acclaimed, The Birth of a Nation”, the controversial true story of Nate Turner 1831 salve rebellion, playing ‘Elizabeth Turner’, which won “The Grand Jury” and “Audience Award”, at The Sundance Film Festival.She has been honored with Career Achievement Awards, at the Sarasota Film Festival and Ft. Lauderdale international Film Festival, where they showcased her respected body of work from the past 35 years.Penelope has shared the screen with some of the most notable and renowned leading men and directors in Hollywood. This distinguished list includes Al Pacino and Sean Penn in director, Brian De Palma’s, “Carlito’s Way”, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination; Marlon Brando and Matthew Broderick, in “The Freshman”, directed by Andrew Bergman; Robert De Niro and Robin Williams, in Penny Marshall’s “Awakenings”; Robert Downey Jr., in Sir Richard Attenborough’s “Chaplin”; Danny DeVito and Gregory Peck, in Norman Jewison’s “Other People’s Money”; Matthew Broderick & Christopher Walken, in Mike Nichols’ “Biloxi Blues”; and Arnold Schwarzenegger, in Ivan Reitman’s “Kindergarten Cop”.On the television side, Ms. Miller starred in the critically acclaimed ABC series, ” American Crime”, from Academy Award winner John Ridley, opposite Emmy and Academy Award winner Regina King. Miller was recognized for her work in the controversial real life stories, “New York Prison Break; The Seduction of Joyce Mitchell” and “The College Admissions Scandal”, both for Lifetime.Among her many accolades, Miller received a “Special Jury” award for, “Best Performance”, at the Hollywood Film Festival Awards, for her role in the independent feature “Rhapsody in Bloom”. She was named, “Star of Tomorrow”, by The Motion Picture Bookers Club, “Most Promising Actress”, by The Chicago Film Critics Association, and received a “Tony Award” nomination, for her portrayal of ‘Emily,’ in Broadway’s Tony-winning revival of, “Our Town”.Miller’s other credits include, Sam Raimi’s box office hit, “The Messengers” opposite Kristen Stewart; Men of a Certain Age”, opposite, Ray Romano, “Rocky Marciano” opposite Jon Favreau and George C. Scott, “The Last Don” opposite Joe Montegna, “The Mary Kay Letourneau Story”, for which she won critical acclaim, “Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani” Story opposite James Woods, and Rob Reiner’s “Flipped”.Miller left her native Los Angeles when she was 18 and moved to New York, where she studied acting at HB Studios under Herbert Berghoff, two years later, Miller got her big break on Broadway, when she originated the role of, ‘Daisy Hannigan’, in Neil Simon’s Tony Award-winning play “Biloxi Blues”, opposite Matthew Broderick. Later, she would reprise her role in Universal’s film version, directed by Mike Nichols.