Penelope Sudrow
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Penelope Sudrow is an American actress who has starred in film and on television. She is perhaps best known for her role in the 1987 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
as Jennifer Caulfield. The scene in the film where her character, Jennifer, is killed by Freddy Krueger
is well remembered. Just before Freddy slams her head into the television
set, he says "This is it Jennifer, your big break in TV, welcome prime time, BITCH!!".
Sudrow was born and raised in Los Angeles
, California.
Her father, Lyle Sudrow, was the original star of the Guiding Light soap opera, in New York, both in radio and on live television for a total of eleven years. He played 'Bill Bauer' on the show, as well as performing in hundreds of radio shows also in New York in the 1940s and 50s.
Her mother, born of Swedish nobility, was a professional dancer also in the 50s in New York who headlined at the Copacabana for several years and was also a June Taylor dancer on the Jackie Gleason Show.
Following in her mother's foot-steps, Penelope started dancing at age three, and made her stage debut at the Hollywood Bowl at the age of five, headlining as 'Twiggy' in a Musical Review of the '20's for A.N.T.A., a performing arts school for children in Studio City.
She did her first commercial, for Oscar Myer Wiener, at age six. At ten, she was asked to join the Danny Daniels Dance America Tap company. As the only child member of the group and their featured soloist, she toured the Western United States with the Co. in 1976 at the age of 10.
This was followed by performances on many television variety shows in the 70s, including The Rich Little Show, Shields & Yarnell, The John Denver Show, and The Gene Kelly Special, "An American In Pasadena".
Sudrow continued to work in television and film until the early 1990s.
Television Episodics :
Television Live Guest Appearances in Dance :
Theatre :
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a 1987 slasher film and the third film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. The film was directed by Chuck Russell and starred Heather Langenkamp, Craig Wasson, Robert Englund and Patricia Arquette in her first role.- Plot :Six years after the events...
as Jennifer Caulfield. The scene in the film where her character, Jennifer, is killed by Freddy Krueger
Freddy Krueger
Frederick Charles "Freddy" Krueger is a fictional, horrifying character from the Nightmare on Elm Street series of horror films. He first appears in Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street as a disfigured dream stalker who uses a glove armed with razors to kill his victims in their dreams,...
is well remembered. Just before Freddy slams her head into the television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
set, he says "This is it Jennifer, your big break in TV, welcome prime time, BITCH!!".
Sudrow was born and raised in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California.
Her father, Lyle Sudrow, was the original star of the Guiding Light soap opera, in New York, both in radio and on live television for a total of eleven years. He played 'Bill Bauer' on the show, as well as performing in hundreds of radio shows also in New York in the 1940s and 50s.
Her mother, born of Swedish nobility, was a professional dancer also in the 50s in New York who headlined at the Copacabana for several years and was also a June Taylor dancer on the Jackie Gleason Show.
Following in her mother's foot-steps, Penelope started dancing at age three, and made her stage debut at the Hollywood Bowl at the age of five, headlining as 'Twiggy' in a Musical Review of the '20's for A.N.T.A., a performing arts school for children in Studio City.
She did her first commercial, for Oscar Myer Wiener, at age six. At ten, she was asked to join the Danny Daniels Dance America Tap company. As the only child member of the group and their featured soloist, she toured the Western United States with the Co. in 1976 at the age of 10.
This was followed by performances on many television variety shows in the 70s, including The Rich Little Show, Shields & Yarnell, The John Denver Show, and The Gene Kelly Special, "An American In Pasadena".
Sudrow continued to work in television and film until the early 1990s.
Filmography
- The Heart of No PlaceThe Heart of No PlaceThe Heart of No Place is a 2009 independent film written and directed by Rika Ohara, based on reinterpretation of Yoko Ono's life and work...
(2009) - After Midnight (1989) MGM.
- Dead Man Walking (1988) Metropolis Films.
- Mr. FixitMr. FixitMister Fixit is a nickname often applied to a man who is skilled at repairing things. It is also:* Mr. Fixit , a Canadian television series* One of Richard Scarry's Busytown characters...
(1987) Chanticleer Films. Short film. - A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a 1987 slasher film and the third film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. The film was directed by Chuck Russell and starred Heather Langenkamp, Craig Wasson, Robert Englund and Patricia Arquette in her first role.- Plot :Six years after the events...
(1987) Newline. - Fire with Fire (1986) Paramount.
Television Episodics :
- Honor Thy Mother (1992) (TV)
- Mama's FamilyMama's FamilyMama's Family is an American television sitcom that premiered on NBC on January 22, 1983. It was cancelled in May 1984, but NBC would continue to air reruns until September 1985. In September 1986, Mama's Family returned in first-run syndication, where it aired for an additional four seasons,...
(1987) - Down Payment on Murder (1987)
- Thirtysomething Pilot episode.
- Bronx ZooBronx ZooThe Bronx Zoo is located in the Bronx borough of New York City, within Bronx Park. It is the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States, comprising of park lands and naturalistic habitats, through which the Bronx River flows....
- A Desperate Exit (1986) (TV)
- Amazing StoriesAmazing StoriesAmazing Stories was an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction...
Universal / Steven Spielberg Productions. (1986) - The Edge of This World After School Special.
- Rags to Riches Pilot episode.
- Free-Style Series regular, K-CET.
- FriendsFriendsFriends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
Series regular, (70's, kid show). - Crash Island Pilot episode.
- Fallen AngelFallen Angel (1981 film)Fallen Angel is a 1981 made-for-TV film directed by Robert Michael Lewis and written by Lew Hunter, exploring pedophilia and starring Dana Hill, Melinda Dillon, Richard Masur and Ronny Cox. It is a Green/Epstein Production in association with Columbia Pictures Television...
(1981) (TV) MOW. - The Incredible Book Escape (1980) (TV) (voice)
- Starsky and HutchStarsky and HutchStarsky and Hutch is a 1970s American cop thriller television series that consisted of a 90-minute pilot movie and 92 episodes of 60 minutes each; created by William Blinn, produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions, and broadcast between April 30, 1975 and May 15, 1979 on the ABC...
- The WaltonsThe WaltonsThe Waltons is an American television series created by Earl Hamner, Jr., based on his book Spencer's Mountain, and a 1963 film of the same name. The show centered on a family growing up in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II. The series pilot was a television...
- One Day at a TimeOne Day at a TimeOne Day at a Time is an American situation comedy on the CBS network that aired from December 16, 1975 until May 28, 1984. It portrays Ann Romano, a divorced mother, played by Bonnie Franklin, her two teenage daughters Julie and Barbara Cooper and Schneider, their building superintendent .The show...
- Crickett Series regular, kids show, 70's.
Television Live Guest Appearances in Dance :
- "Sheilds & Yarnell Show"
- "Shields & Yarnell Christmas Special at Walt Disney World" (1978)
- "Rich Little Show" Featured w/ Bernadette Peters.
- "John Denver Show" Featured w/ John Denver.
- "John Denver Special" Featured w/ Danny Kaye.
- "An American In Pasadena" Featured w/ Gene Kelly.
Theatre :
- "Tie Off" Lead - Tamarind Theatre - (1988)
- "Power Plays / Playing For Real" - Whitefire Theatre - 1987)
- "Danny Daniels Dance American Co." Company member & Western States Tour.