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Penny Chenery(1922-2017)

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  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Penny Chenery at an event for Secretariat (2010)
Penny Chenery was born on 27 January 1922 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for Secretariat (2010), Penny & Red: The Life of Secretariat's Owner (2013) and Secretariat's Jockey: Ron Turcotte (2013). She was married to John Bayard Tweedy and Lennart Ringquist. She died on 16 September 2017 in Boulder, Colorado, USA.
BornJanuary 27, 1922
DiedSeptember 16, 2017(95)
BornJanuary 27, 1922
DiedSeptember 16, 2017(95)
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Known for

Diane Lane, James Cromwell, John Malkovich, Fred Thompson, Scott Glenn, Kevin Connolly, Margo Martindale, Vin Morreale Jr., Penny Chenery, Jeffrey Wayne Smith, and Brennan James Callan in Secretariat (2010)
Secretariat
7.2
  • Preakness Spectator(uncredited)
  • 2010
Penny & Red: The Life of Secretariat's Owner (2013)
Penny & Red: The Life of Secretariat's Owner
6.6
  • Producer
  • 2013
Secretariat's Jockey: Ron Turcotte (2013)
Secretariat's Jockey: Ron Turcotte
7.5
  • Self
  • 2013
ESPN SportsCentury (1999)
ESPN SportsCentury
7.1
TV Series
  • Self

Credits

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Actress

  • Diane Lane, James Cromwell, John Malkovich, Fred Thompson, Scott Glenn, Kevin Connolly, Margo Martindale, Vin Morreale Jr., Penny Chenery, Jeffrey Wayne Smith, and Brennan James Callan in Secretariat (2010)
    Secretariat
    7.2
    • Preakness Spectator (uncredited)
    • 2010

Producer

  • Penny & Red: The Life of Secretariat's Owner (2013)
    Penny & Red: The Life of Secretariat's Owner
    6.6
    • executive producer
    • 2013

Additional Crew

  • Diane Lane, James Cromwell, John Malkovich, Fred Thompson, Scott Glenn, Kevin Connolly, Margo Martindale, Vin Morreale Jr., Penny Chenery, Jeffrey Wayne Smith, and Brennan James Callan in Secretariat (2010)
    Secretariat
    7.2
    • consultant
    • 2010

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 27, 1922
    • New Rochelle, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 16, 2017
    • Boulder, Colorado, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      John Bayard TweedyMay 1949 - 1973 (divorced, 4 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Known as the "First Lady of Racing", she and her siblings owned the legendary Secretariat, winner of the U.S. Triple Crown in 1973.
  • Nickname
    • The First Lady of Racing

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