Biography

Dena Penn was born on May 10, 1927 in Donora, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Days of Glory (1944).

Jacqueline Ossko from Donora, Pennsylvania signed a seven year contract with Paramount Studios in 1939. Her first role was as a featured ballet dancer in the Bing Crosby film, The Star Maker. Film executive Charles R. Rogers gave her the stage name Donora Penn after her hometown. At some point her name changed again and she was known professionally as Dena Penn.