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 |
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
Early life
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
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Television
| 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
