Penny Dawson

Penny Dawson is the mother of Ally Dawson. She is portrayed by Julia Campbell. She first appeared in Backups & Breakups. It is revealed that Penny and Lester are divorced. She was on a research trip in Africa, but returns in Chapters & Choices. She has a couple of attributes that she passes down to her daughter, like no touching her book, the song Ally sung earlier in the episode about Trish and Trent, and loving love. Penny also has a pet monkey named Ricky and a gorilla named Lula and named her twins after Trish and Ally.

Appearances

 * Backups & Breakups (First Appearance)Images-2.jpeg
 * Chapters & Choices (Real Appearence)
 * Partners & Parachutes

Backups & Breakups-
In this episode, we see Penny for the first time. Ally is vide chatting with her mother, and it is revealed that Penny is in Africa on a research trip. She and Ally are shown to have many similar characteristics. Ally asks Penny for advice on how to tell Trish that Trent is cheating on her, and Penny urges Ally to let Trish know. She also lets Ally know that she named two baby gorillas after her and Trish.

Chapters & Choices-
In this episode, Penny finally comes home from Africa. She reveals that she and Lester are divorced. Even that they're divorced she still wants Lester to be happy. It's because of her book release party that Ally performs with Austin. When Ally doesnt show for the concert at the book release she tries her best to make Ally comfortable and perform with Austin.