Penelope Lagos is an American
actress
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
, model and author. She is best known for playing the role of
Mabel Normand
Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 – February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, comedienne, director and screenwriter. She was a popular star and collaborator of Mack Sennett in their K ...
in the short film ''
Madcap Mabel''.
In October 2017, Lagos's first book ''I Miss My Best Friend'' was released.
Personal life
A graduate of
Rutgers University
Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's C ...
in
New Brunswick, New Jersey
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.
Career
Lagos is an actress, model and author who began her career in the short film ''
Hit N'Run'' in 2007. She appeared in the web series ''WildFlower'' in which she played the role of Det. Nadia Williams. In 2010, she appeared in the short film ''
Madcap Mabel''.
In 2011, Lagos starred in the films ''Meanwhile'' and ''Stuck in the Middle''. Her role in the feature film ''Stuck'' won her Best Actress in a feature film at the Downbeach Film Festival. Lagos starred in the feature-length comedy ''The Jersey Devil'' which premiered at The Landmark Lowes Theater in Jersey City. She also had a supporting role in ''Ned Rifle'', an official selection at The Toronto Film Festival in 2014.
In October 2017, Lagos released her debut children's book, ''I Miss My Best Friend''.
Interview with Penelope Lagos, Author of “I Miss My Best Friend” - October 2017
J!-ENT, 17 October 2017, retrieved 2017-10-17
Filmography
References
External links
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Actresses from New Jersey
American film actresses
Living people
American children's writers
Rutgers University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American women