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Penny Edwards
Actor
Died August 26, 1998 (70 years)
Penny Edwards was an american actress who had a career on stage, television, and in films.
When she was twelve years old, Edwards danced in Let's Face It, and at the age of fourteen, she appeared on Broadway as a dancer in Zigfeld Follies of 1943. Her other Broadway credits include Laffing Room Only, and The Duchess Misbehaves.
Edwards' film debut came in My Wild Irish Rose. She also appeared in the films Trail of Robin Hood, Spoilers of the Plains, Heart of the Rockies, In Old Amarillo, North of the Great Divide, Sunset in the West, Street Bandits and Missing Women, among others. In the late 1940s, Edwards toured the United States for fourteen months, performing in vaudeville.
Public response to Edwards' appearance with Roy Rogers in Sunset in the West (1950) led to her receiving a long-term contract with Republic Pictures.
In the 1950s, Edwards appeared on television in westerns and mystery programs. Edwards appeared as Nan Gable in the 1958 episode, "Two-Gun Nan," on the syndicated television anthology series, Death Valley Days. In the story line, Nan is a woman sharpshooter affiliated with William F. Cody's Wild West Show. She sets out on a daring 180-day thoroughbred horse ride from San Francisco to New York City to prove that a woman could undertake such a task. Robert "Buzz" Henry played her husband, Frank Gable, and William O'Neal was cast as Cody. Still living in 1958, Nan Gable appeared with series host Stanley Andrews at the conclusion of the episode.
In 1954, Edwards announced her retirement from acting "to do the Lord's work in whatever way He wills." However, in 1956 she appeared as Molly Crowley in the TV western series Cheyenne in the episode titled "Johnny Bravo."
When she was twelve years old, Edwards danced in Let's Face It, and at the age of fourteen, she appeared on Broadway as a dancer in Zigfeld Follies of 1943. Her other Broadway credits include Laffing Room Only, and The Duchess Misbehaves.
Edwards' film debut came in My Wild Irish Rose. She also appeared in the films Trail of Robin Hood, Spoilers of the Plains, Heart of the Rockies, In Old Amarillo, North of the Great Divide, Sunset in the West, Street Bandits and Missing Women, among others. In the late 1940s, Edwards toured the United States for fourteen months, performing in vaudeville.
Public response to Edwards' appearance with Roy Rogers in Sunset in the West (1950) led to her receiving a long-term contract with Republic Pictures.
In the 1950s, Edwards appeared on television in westerns and mystery programs. Edwards appeared as Nan Gable in the 1958 episode, "Two-Gun Nan," on the syndicated television anthology series, Death Valley Days. In the story line, Nan is a woman sharpshooter affiliated with William F. Cody's Wild West Show. She sets out on a daring 180-day thoroughbred horse ride from San Francisco to New York City to prove that a woman could undertake such a task. Robert "Buzz" Henry played her husband, Frank Gable, and William O'Neal was cast as Cody. Still living in 1958, Nan Gable appeared with series host Stanley Andrews at the conclusion of the episode.
In 1954, Edwards announced her retirement from acting "to do the Lord's work in whatever way He wills." However, in 1956 she appeared as Molly Crowley in the TV western series Cheyenne in the episode titled "Johnny Bravo."
Filmography
| 1961 | The Everglades (TV Series) · as Ada Davis |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Angie |
| 1959 | The Alaskans (TV Series) · as Nancy Trenton |
| 1959 | Lock-Up (TV Series) · as Laura Mead |
| 1958 | Cimarron City (TV Series) · as Blonde Saloon Girl |
| 1958 | The Rough Riders (TV Series) · as Ellen Fletcher |
| 1957 | The Dalton Girls · as Columbine Dalton |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory (TV Series) · as Lydia Dawson |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Anne Loeffler |
| 1957 | The Californians (TV Series) · as Little Sheba |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Amy Neilsen |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Julie Abbott |
| 1957 | The Thin Man (TV Series) · as Joan Dawlt |
| 1957 | M Squad (TV Series) · as Ellie Sims |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Hope Steele |
| 1957 | Bachelor Father (TV Series) · as Laura Logan |
| 1957 | The Silent Service (TV Series) · as Mrs. Caldwell |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Jen Matson |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) · as Ann Winters |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Secretary |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Molly Crowley |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Joan Deming |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Francine |
| 1954 | The Lineup (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | Powder River · as Debbie Allen |
| 1952 | Pony Soldier · as Emerald Neeley |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV Series) · as Dolores |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Ella Woods |
| 1951 | The Wild Blue Yonder · as Connie Hudson |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Maid Marian |
| 1951 | Million Dollar Pursuit · as Ronnie Laverne |
| 1951 | In Old Amarillo · as Madge Adams |
| 1951 | Heart of the Rockies · as June Willard |
| 1951 | Missing Women · as Claudia Rankin |
| 1951 | Spoilers of the Plains · as Frankie Manning |
| 1950 | Trail of Robin Hood · as Toby Aldridge |
| 1950 | North of the Great Divide · as Ann Keith |
| 1950 | Sunset in the West · as Dixie Osborne |
| 1948 | Adventures of Don Juan · as Girl On Street |
| 1948 | Two Guys from Texas · as Maggie Reed |
| 1948 | Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' · as Libby Mathews |
| 1948 | April Showers · as Chorine (uncredited) |
| 1947 | My Wild Irish Rose · as Singer |
| 1947 | That Hagen Girl · as Christine Delaney |