Penelope Ann Miller left her native Los Angeles when she was 18 to study acting in New York under Herbert Berghoff. Miller’s big break and Broadway debut occurred when she originated the role of “Daisy Hanningan” in Neil Simon's Tony Award-winning play "Biloxi Blues." She would repeat the role in the film version, again opposite Matthew Broderick.

Miller has shared the screen with some of the most notable and renowned leading men in Hollywood. This distinguished list includes Al Pacino and Sean Penn in "Carlito's Way" for which she received a Golden Globe nomination; Marlon Brando and Matthew Broderick in "The Freshman"; Robert De Niro and Robin Williams in "Awakenings"; Danny DeVito and Gregory Peck in "Other People's Money"; and Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Kindergarten Cop."