Personal Info
Birth date
1951-02-09 (74 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Irvington, New York, USA
Also known as
Penelope Allison Peyser
Penny Peyser
Biography
Penny Peyser (born 9 February 1951) is an American actress, writer, and filmmaker.
Filmography
Criminal Minds
8.306
Overview:
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.NCIS
7.622
Overview:
From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.The Mentalist
8.361
Overview:
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.Shameless
8.16
Overview:
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.Tour of Duty
8
Overview:
The trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War.Castle
7.986
Overview:
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.9-1-1
8.218
Overview:
Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.MacGyver
7.7
Overview:
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.Knots Landing
6.868
Overview:
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.Quantum Leap
8
Overview:
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.The A-Team
7.5
Overview:
A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."Amazing Stories
7.441
Overview:
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.Knight Rider
7.547
Overview:
Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.The Tony Randall Show
6.25
Overview:
Walter Franklin is a somewhat less-than-magisterial Philadelphia judge put upon by an assortment of family and courtroom recidivists.The Orville
7.621
Overview:
Follow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future.Crazy like a Fox
7.1
Overview:
Crazy Like a Fox is an American television series set in San Francisco, California, that aired on CBS from December 30, 1984 to May 3, 1986.7th Heaven
6.4
Overview:
Reverend Eric Camden and his wife Annie have always had their hands full caring for seven children, not to mention the friends, sweethearts and spouses that continually come and go in the Camden household.Masquerade
5
Overview:
Masquerade is an American espionage television series that aired for a few months on ABC in the spring of 1983.Pandora's Clock
4.4
Overview:
A man infected with a deadly virus boards Quantum Airlines flight 66 in Frankfurt, Germany. The US government must stop the plane before it lands at JFK International Airport.Wild Times
6
Overview:
Fictional Western adventure about dime novel hero-turned-Wild West show impresario Hugh Cardiff.The Blue and the Gray
6.9
Overview:
The Blue and the Gray is a television miniseries that first aired on CBS in three installments on November 14, November 16, and November 17, 1982. Set during the American Civil War, the series starred John Hammond, Stacy Keach, Lloyd Bridges, and Gregory Peck as President Abraham Lincoln. It was executive produced by Larry White and Lou Reda, in association with Columbia Pictures Television, then owned by The Coca-Cola Company.All the President's Men
7.649
Overview:
During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.Messenger of Death
5.933
Overview:
A Denver reporter investigates the mass murder of a family of Mormons in rural Colorado.The Frisco Kid
6.1
Overview:
Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his belongings scattered along a deserted road. He is befriended by a stranger, Tommy, who is a bank robber and have many adventures during their journey.The In-Laws
6.66
Overview:
In preparation for his daughter's wedding, dentist Sheldon Kornpett meets Vince Ricardo, the groom's father. Vince, a manic fellow who claims to be a government agent, then proceeds to drag Sheldon into a series of chases and misadventures from New York to Central America.Freedom Strike
4.6
Overview:
When a peace treaty between America and Syria is thwarted, the renegade head of the Syrian army retaliates in a major way. He steals a nuclear weapon that only the Freedom Strike team can stop! Cue an action-packed race against time to save the world.The Late Shift
6.4
Overview:
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."Unfaithfully Yours
5.5
Overview:
A composer—who suspects his wife of cheating—plots to kill her and frame it on her lover, but things don't turn out as planned.Under Wraps
5.4
Overview:
A comedy-adventure in which three twelve-year-olds have a close encounter with a 3,000-year-old mummy. Marshall, Gilbert and Amy accidentally set the mummy free, but if they don't get him back to his resting place by midnight on Halloween, he'll turn into dust and lose his only chance of being reunited with his long-lost love.Acting
20189-1-1 (1 Episode) as Older Woman
2017The Orville (1 Episode) as Customer
2014The Divorce Party as Carol
2011Shameless (1 Episode) as Lois Coyle
2009Castle (1 Episode) as Mrs. Albrook
2008The Mentalist (1, 1 Episode) as Linda Dubin, Laura Dubin
2005Criminal Minds (1 Episode) as Dr. Linda Merrill
2003NCIS (1 Episode) as Susan Delphy
1998Freedom Strike as Linda
1997Under Wraps as Amy's Mom
1996Pandora's Clock (2 Episodes) as Lisa Erickson
19967th Heaven (1 Episode) as Dr. LaRoe
1996The Late Shift as Susan Binford
1993Indecent Behavior as Samantha Morrow
1989Quantum Leap (1 Episode) as Attorney Nancy Hudson
1988Messenger of Death as Trudy Pike
1987Tour of Duty (2 Episodes) as Carol Anderson
1987Still Crazy Like a Fox as Cindy Fox
1985Amazing Stories (1 Episode) as Jane
1985MacGyver (1 Episode) as Mary Ruth Giordano
1984Crazy like a Fox (35 Episodes) as Cindy Fox
1984The Pigs vs. The Freaks as Janice Zimmer
1984Unfaithfully Yours as Jewelry Salesgirl
1983Masquerade (1 Episode) as Unknown
1983Emergency Room as Nicky Tice
1983The A-Team (1 Episode) as Laura Crenshaw
1982The Blue and the Gray (3 Episodes) as Emma Gayser
1982Knight Rider (1 Episode) as Cheryl Burns
1980Wild Times (2 Episodes) as Libby Tyree
1979Knots Landing (18 Episodes) as Amanda Michaels
1979The Frisco Kid as Rosalie
1979The In-Laws as Barbara Kornpett
1979The Girls in the Office as Tracy Beaumont
1978B.J. and the Bear as Stilts
1977The Quinns as Laurie O'Neill
1976The Tony Randall Show (1 Episode) as Bobby Franklin
1976Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (22 Episodes) as Ramona
1976All the President's Men as Sharon Lyons
Writing
2008Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon ... Writer
Directing
2008Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon ... Director