Stage-trained Penelope Milford made her feature debut in Frank Perry's "Man on a Swing" (1974) and three years later earned an Academy Award nomination (Best Supporting Actress) as Jane Fonda's fellow hospital worker keeping an eye on her brother (Robert Caradine) in Hal Ashby's "Coming Home". She acted in a couple of turkeys for distinguished directors Ken Russell ("Valentino" 1977) and Franco Zeffirelli ("Endless Love" 1981) but landed work in quality projects for the small screen: "Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris" (CBS, 1980), in which she played the titular singer who nearly died as a
Began her career in the theater, appearing in the musical "Shenandoah", "Fishing", "Salome" and "Lenny" (in which she played 30 different roles), among other stage productions
1974
Feature debut in Frank Perry's "Man on a Swing"
1977
Earned an Oscar nomination (Supporting Actress) as Jane Fonda's fellow hospital worker keeping an eye on her brother (Robert Carradine) in Hal Ashby's "Coming Home"
1980
Portrayed Martha Anne Sickenger in "The Oldest Living Graduate", an NBC special starring Henry Fonda; broadcast live from the Meadows School of the Arts of Southern Methodist University
