Penelope Wilton
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1946-06-03 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known As
Penelope Alice Wilton
Penelope Winton
Пенелопа Уилтон
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Penelope Wilton
Biography
Dame Penelope Alice Wilton DBE(born 3 June 1946) is an English actress. She was formerly married to fellow actor Sir Ian Holm, and as she has not remarried, she retains her married style of Lady Holm. Wilton is known for starring opposite Richard Briers in the BBC sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–1989), playing Homily in The Borrowers (1992) and The Return of the Borrowers(1993), and for her role as the widowed Isobel Crawley in the ITV drama Downton Abbey (2010–2015). She also played the recurring role of Harriet Jones in Doctor Who (2005–2008) and Anne in Ricky Gervais' Netflix dark comedy After Life. Wilton has had an extensive care...
Acting
2004
as Barbara
1986
as Pat Garden
2001
as Janet Stone
2006
as Mrs. Bibby
2003
as Ruth
1981
as Sonia
1987
as Wendy Woods
1992
as Patricia Fulford
1977
as Mrs. Wilton
1998
as White Queen
1995
as Lady Ottoline Morrell
2012
as Jean Ainslie
1984
as Alice Singleton
1999
as Aunt Melbourne
2000
as Old Woman
2017
as Helen
2012
as Peggy Robertson
1995
as Beth
2013
as Lady Mary Murray
2001
as Princess Mary Louise Victoria
1993
as Marion French
2005
as Eleanor Hewett
2016
as Narrator (voice)
1994
as Hester Collyer
1975
as Regan
1981
as Virginia Carlion
2015
as Jean Ainslie
2022
1998
2000
as Mrs. Cratchit
2005
as Daisy Langrish
2007
as Julie
2025
as Isobel Crawley
2016
as The Queen
2003
as Celia Welch
2001
as Heather Graham
2007
as Jean
2009
as B.Q.
2013
2010
as Self
2018
as Amelia Maugery
2018
as Denise Austin
2020
as Older Alice
2020
as Vivian
2019
as Isobel Merton
1981
as Desdemona
1982
as Regan
2022
as Hester Leggett
2005
as Mrs. Gardiner
1972
as Vivie Warren
1980
as Helen
1999
as Delfina / Paulina
2022
as Isobel Merton
2023
as Maureen Fry
1977
as Journalist
1983
as Beatrix Potter
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