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name: "Penny Fuller"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 July 1940"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:21.677959+00:00"
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# Penny Fuller

Actor. Born 21 July 1940 in Durham, North Carolina, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 July 1940, Durham, North Carolina, USA

## Biography

Penny Fuller is an American actress. Born in Durham, North Carolina, she trained at Northwestern University before moving to New York, where she made her Broadway debut in The Moon Besieged (1962) and appeared in replacements for Barefoot in the Park and Cabaret.

She received Tony Award nominations for her performances in the musical Applause (1970) and the play The Dinner Party (2001). On screen, Fuller is known for her role as Sally Aiken in All the President's Men (1976) and appearances in films such as The Beverly Hillbillies (1993). Her extensive television work includes guest roles in series including ER, Columbo, Quantum Leap, Law & Order, Murder, She Wrote and Mad About You, as well as six Emmy Award nominations, one of which she won in 1982 for playing Madge Kendal in the television film The Elephant Man.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *All the President's Men* (1976), Fi1m 90, as Sally Aiken — [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-presidents-men.md)

## Also known for

- *Quantum Leap* (1989), Jane Lindhurst
- *Law & Order* (1990), Joyce Pollock
- *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1993), Mrs. Margaret Drysdale
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Grace Banfield, Frances Hunt
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), Dr. Chris Forbes
- *Mad About You* (1992), Theresa Stemple
- *La Classe américaine* (1993), Sosso (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Melrose Place* (1992), Marilyn Carter

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