Penelope Dickerson

Penelope Dickerson
Penelope Dickerson
Born	Penelope May Dickerson; September 4, 1955 (age 69); West Kennebunk, Maine, U.S
🏳️ Nationality	American
💼 Occupation	Actress
📆 Years active	1960–present
👩 Spouse(s)	Eric Scheinbart; (m. 1983)
👶 Children	2

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]

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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