Penelope Milford (born March , ) is an American stage and screen
actress. She is best known for her role as Vi Munson in Coming Home ()
for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actress. She also originated the role of Jenny Anderson in the
Broadway musical Shenandoah, for which she was nominated for a Drama
Desk Award in .Penelope Dale Milford was born March , in St. Louis,
Missouri and grew up in Illinois. She is the daughter of Richard
George Milford and Ann Marie (Felt) Milford. She graduated from New
Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, an affluent suburb of
Chicago. Her younger brother, Kim Milford, was an actor and musician
until his death from heart failure at age .In Milford joined the
Broadway cast of the play Lenny, about the life of actor Lenny Bruce.
In , she was cast as Jenny Anderson in the musical Shenandoah, based
on the film of the same name. Shenandoah opened on Broadway on
January , and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical. For
her performance, Milford was nominated for the first Drama Desk Award
for Best Featured Actress.Off-Broadway in , Milford starred as Judith
opposite Richard Gere in Long Time Coming and a Long Time Gone, a
musical about artist Richard Fariña. Milford has appeared in Felix
(), Fishing () by Michael Weller, and Territorial Rites (). She also
performed in a revue show titled The Second Hottest Show in Town.
actress. She is best known for her role as Vi Munson in Coming Home ()
for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actress. She also originated the role of Jenny Anderson in the
Broadway musical Shenandoah, for which she was nominated for a Drama
Desk Award in .Penelope Dale Milford was born March , in St. Louis,
Missouri and grew up in Illinois. She is the daughter of Richard
George Milford and Ann Marie (Felt) Milford. She graduated from New
Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, an affluent suburb of
Chicago. Her younger brother, Kim Milford, was an actor and musician
until his death from heart failure at age .In Milford joined the
Broadway cast of the play Lenny, about the life of actor Lenny Bruce.
In , she was cast as Jenny Anderson in the musical Shenandoah, based
on the film of the same name. Shenandoah opened on Broadway on
January , and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical. For
her performance, Milford was nominated for the first Drama Desk Award
for Best Featured Actress.Off-Broadway in , Milford starred as Judith
opposite Richard Gere in Long Time Coming and a Long Time Gone, a
musical about artist Richard Fariña. Milford has appeared in Felix
(), Fishing () by Michael Weller, and Territorial Rites (). She also
performed in a revue show titled The Second Hottest Show in Town.
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