Wendy Pennington is an award-winning, American-based actor and improv teacher whose on-screen career spans more than 30 years across film, television, national commercials and voice-over. Known for warm, truthful performances and a nimble, improv-informed screen technique, she has worked alongside Sylvester Stallone, Tim Conway and Cole Hauser and is praised as a reliable, emotionally clear collaborator. In addition to on-camera improv acting coaching and workshop design, Wendy leads improv-based corporate team-building and communication programs for organizations such as Hilton, Salesforce, Fidelity, Nespresso, and the University of North Texas - serving as a recurring and preferred vendor.

She founded Improv Dallas in 2012; since then it has been the go-to improv company in Dallas for actors, corporations, and community programming, delivering high-energy training that blends joy, practical communication skills, and lasting impact.

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Wendy Pennington rehearsing with Sylvester Stallone on the set of the first episode of, "Tulsa King"

Sylvester Stallone and Wendy Pennington on the set of, "Tulsa King"

Jim True-Frost and Wendy Pennington in Chase (2010)

Wendy opened Improv Dallas in 2012 and successfully runs corporate training around the USA.

Sylvester Stallone, Chris Caldovino, Frank Grillo, Martin Starr, Garrett Hedlund, Mike 'Cash Flo' Walden, Jay Will, and McKenna Quigley Harrington in Tulsa King (2022)

Wendy Pennington, Sharon Garrison, and Steve Corder in Service Animal (2019)

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