Curiosidades

Won an Emmy Award for her performance in El hombre elefante (1982). Anne Bancroft played her role in the big-screen version.

In 1970, starred opposite Lauren Bacall on Broadway in Applause, musical adaptation of the movie classic, Eva al desnudo (1950). Bacall played fading Broadway star Margo Channing (Bette Davis ' role in the film) and Penny played conniving, grasping actress Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter's role).

Trained for her craft at Illinois' Northwestern University.

Was twice-nominated for Broadway's Tony Award: in 1970 as best supporting or featured actress (musical) for Applause and, in 2001, as best actress (featured role - play) for Neil Simon's The Dinner Party.

Made her Broadway debut in 1962 in A Moon Besieged. She later served as a starring replacement in popular '60s Broadway hits such as Barefoot in the Park, as Corrie, and Cabaret, as Sally Bowles.

Penny and Paula Prentiss were both in the play, "Wonderful Town", at Northwestern University, where they were both students.

Has one daughter, Heather Kinlaw, who has graduated from public policy school.

She guest starred in two unrelated television series featuring a regular character named Sam Beckett: Playa de China (1988) and A través del tiempo (1989).