Janet Penner
Known for Acting · 5 credits
- Born
- 1938-04-19 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- Portland, Oregon, USA
- Also known as
- J.E. Penner
Biography
Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Janet Ellenmarie Penner began acting in local theater productions before making her feature film debut in local filmmaker Don Gronquist's grisly slasher Unhinged (1982)], in which she portrayed the gender-bending killer Marion Penrose. The film received notoriety after it was banned in the United Kingdom and deemed a "video nasty."
In the intervening years, Penner, a graduate of the University of Portland, continued to appear in occasional locally-filmed features, including the supernatural thriller The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (1989), and the Walt Disney live-action film Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993). She has also appeared on television, in an episode of the series Leverage (2008).
In addition to her film credits, Penner has had a long career in repertory theater, having starred in numerous stage productions with the Portland Civic Theatre, the Artists Repertory Theatre, the Oregon Children's Theater, and the Willamette Repertory Theatre.
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About Janet Penner
Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Janet Ellenmarie Penner began acting in local theater productions before making her feature film debut in local filmmaker Don Gronquist's grisly slasher Unhinged (1982)], in which she portrayed the gender-bending killer Marion Penrose. The film received notoriety after it was banned in the United Kingdom and deemed a "video nasty." In the intervening years, Penner, a graduate of the University of Portland, continued to appear in occasional locally-filmed features, including the supernatural thriller The Hau… With 5 credits spanning from 1982 to 2010, Janet Penner has appeared in 5 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Janet Penner Movies
- Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) — as Bob's Mom
- The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (1989) — as Dorothy York
- Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010) — as Self (archive footage)
- Raising Flagg (2006) — as Jury Foreman
- Unhinged (1982) — as Marion Penrose (as J.E. Penner)
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