Penelope Windust

Penelope Marjorie Windust (July 13, 1945 – February 2, 2022) was an American television, film, and stage actress. She was known for her role as Kathleen Maxwell in the 1983 miniseries V.

Biography Windust began her career on Broadway, appearing in a 1967 production of Spofford with Melvyn Douglas, Windust has starred in many television movies. Her best-known film roles were in the movies Ghost Town and Bird in 1988. Her final movie appearance was You Don't Mess with the Zohan in 2008.

She made many guest appearances on television, including Hawaii Five-O, The Six Million Dollar Man, Falcon Crest, Dallas, Matlock, Criminal Minds, ER, Third Watch and Boston Legal. She died on February 2, 2022, at the age of 76.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1976 The Keegans Pamela Voorhees Keegan Television film 1976 The Call of the Wild Rosemary 1977 Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo Gloria Beasley Television film 1981 Death Ray 2000 Emma Blessing Television film 1982 Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain Nurse Norris Television film 1982 Johnny Belinda Dr. Harris Television film1982 The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Lady Capulet 1984 Children in the Crossfire TV Newswoman Television film 1985 Scandal Sheet Television film 1988 Bird Bellevue Nurse 1988 Ghost Town Grace 1989 Flying Blind Blonde Teacher Television film 1989 Naked Lie Alison Browning Television film 1992 A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story Dr. Miller Television film 1992 The Nightman Mrs. Fordyce Television film 1993 Cooperstown Receptionist Television film 1994 Iron Will Maggie Stoneman 2008 McBride: Requiem Celeste Clayton Television film 2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan Second Woman in Cab

Television Year Title Role Notes 1975 Mannix Ruth O'Neill 1 episode1975 Hawaii Five-O Dr. Sheila Cramer 1 episode 1975 Ellery Queen Anita Leslie/Cousin Lindsay 1 episode 1975 Emergency! S5Ep8 Jane Larson 1 episode 1976 The Six Million Dollar Man Marlene Bekey 2 episodes 1977 Delvecchio Estelle Richards 1 episode 1978 Husbands, Wives & Lovers Mrs. Howard/Flo 2 episodes 1978 Wonder Woman Dr. Sylvia Stubbs 1 episode 1978 Nero Wolfe Laura Fromm 1 episode 1981 The Waltons Bernadine Norris 1 episode 1982 Lou Grant Josephine Bowers 1 episode 1983 V Kathleen Maxwell 2 episodes 1983 Hotel Elizabeth Stanton 1 episode 1985 Cover Up Model 1 episode 1985 Finder of Lost Loves Mrs. Murdock 1 episode 1982–85 Falcon Crest Doctor 4 episodes 1986 Dallas Mrs. Crane 2 episodes 1987 MacGyver Connie Thornton 1 episode 1988 Matlock Donna Stewart 1 episode 1989 1st & Ten: The Championship Rebecca 1 episode 1990 China Beach Jean Winslow 1 episode 1992 Doogie Howser, M.D. Dr. Joanna Fields 1 episode 1992 Civil Wars Rita Sawyer 1 episode 1992 Married... with Children Sales Lady 1 episode 1993 Reasonable Doubts Elaine Curtis 1 episode 1993 Murder, She Wrote Laura Bennett 1 episode 1996 High Incident 1 episode 1997 ER Mrs. Martineau 1 episode 2002 Third Watch Crazy Lady 1 episode 2004 Boston Legal Martha Silver 1 episode 2005 Criminal Minds Lynette Giles 1 episode 2006 Smith Dental Receptionist 1 episode

Stage credits Year Title Role Director Notes 1967 Spofford Geneva Herman Shumlin 1972 Elizabeth I Elizabeth the Player Queen John-Michael Tebelak