Penelope Dickerson
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| Penelope Dickerson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Penelope May Dickerson September 4, 1955 West Kennebunk, Maine, U.S |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | Actress |
| 📆 Years active | 1960–present |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Eric Scheinbart (m. 1983) |
| 👶 Children | 2 |
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Penelope May Dickerson (born September 4, 1955) is a American actress. She is best known for Suzie (a female member of T-Birds) in Grease (1978). and Princess Optimista in Eureeka's Castle
Life and career[edit]
Early life[edit]
Dickerson was born in Savannah, Georgia, the daughter of Elizabeth (née Frizelle (1920–2006) and Anthony John Dickerson (1911–1987). She has three brothers. Her family are long-time residents of Tybee Island, Georgia. Diana left Georgia at the age of 5, moving to New York to become an actress. She married Eric Scheinbart, a physician, on August 27, 1983, with whom she has two children.
Career[edit]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Prison Break | Jeanette Owens | "Subdivision", "Buried", "Dead Fall" |
| 2007 | Lost | Isabel | "Stranger in a Strange Land" |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Rayanne Leland | "Spiders" |
| 2008-2009 | Pushing Daisies | Mother Superior | Recurring role |
| 2009 | Tribute | Cathy Morrow | TV movie |
| 2009 | Heroes | Alice Shaw | "1961" |
| 2009 | The Cleaner | Mrs. Geiler | "Split Ends" |
| 2009 | Criminal Minds | Jane Winmar | "Cradle to Grave" |
| 2010 | Backyard Wedding | Susan Slauson | TV movie |
Categories:
- 1955 births
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- Pace University alumni
- Actresses from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Actors from Savannah, Georgia
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- American stage actresses
- American Shakespearean actresses
