Penelope Lagos is an American

United States

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 actress

Actor

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 and model. She is best known for playing the role of Mabel Normand

Mabel Normand

Mabel Normand was an American silent film comedienne and actress. She was a popular star of Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and is noted as one of the film industry's first female screenwriters, producers and directors...

 in the short film Madcap Mabel

Madcap Mabel

Madcap Mabel is a 2010 dramatic 35-minute short film about a guilty reporter who had helped sensationalize the scandals that damaged the career of dying silent film comedienne/writer/director Mabel Normand...

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Personal life

A graduate of Rutgers University

Rutgers University

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 in New Brunswick, New Jersey

New Brunswick, New Jersey

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 with a BA in Communication and Information Studies and Theater Arts, she currently resides in New Jersey

New Jersey

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Career

Lagos is an actress and model 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

Madcap Mabel

Madcap Mabel is a 2010 dramatic 35-minute short film about a guilty reporter who had helped sensationalize the scandals that damaged the career of dying silent film comedienne/writer/director Mabel Normand...

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In 2011, Lagos starred in the films Meanwhile and Stuck in the Middle. Her recent role in the feature film Stuck won her Best Actress in a feature film at the Downbeach Film Festival.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Hit N' Run	Tracey
2007	Muse Muse The Muses in Greek mythology, poetry, and literature, are the goddesses who inspire the creation of literature and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge, related orally for centuries in the ancient culture, that was contained in poetic lyrics and myths...	Thalia
2008	Mary's Laughter	Meredith
2009	Perception	Hostess #2
2009	Wildflower Webseries	Det. Nadia Williams
2010	Madcap Mabel Madcap Mabel Madcap Mabel is a 2010 dramatic 35-minute short film about a guilty reporter who had helped sensationalize the scandals that damaged the career of dying silent film comedienne/writer/director Mabel Normand...	Mabel Normand
2011	Meanwhile	Tuesday
2011	Stuck in the Middle	Brooke Lynne Monroe

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