Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton
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 career on stage, receiving six Olivier Award nominations. She was nominated for Man and Superman (1981), The Secret Rapture (1988), The Deep Blue Sea(1994), John Gabriel Borkman (2008) and The Chalk Garden (2009) before winning the 2015 Olivier Award for Best Actress for Taken at Midnight. Her film appearances include Clockwise (1986), Cry Freedom (1987), Blame It on the Bellboy (1992), Calendar Girls (2003), Shaun of the Dead (2004), Match Point (2005), Pride & Prejudice (2005), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012), The Girl (2012), The BFG (2016) and The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Penelope Wilton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
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Birthday 1946-06-03
Place of Birth Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Also Known As Penelope Alice Wilton, Penelope Winton, Пенелопа Уилтон, 페네로프 윌튼,
Shaun of the Dead
2004

Shaun of the Dead

Visitation

Visitation

Clockwise
1986

Clockwise

The History Boys
2006

The History Boys

Iris
2001

Iris

Calendar Girls
2003

Calendar Girls

The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981

The French Lieutenant's Woman

Cry Freedom
1987

Cry Freedom

Blame It on the Bellboy
1992

Blame It on the Bellboy

Joseph Andrews
1977

Joseph Andrews

Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Carrington
1995

Carrington

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Laughterhouse
1984

Laughterhouse

Tom's Midnight Garden
1999

Tom's Midnight Garden

Rockaby
2000

Rockaby

Brexit Shorts: The End
2017

Brexit Shorts: The End

The Girl
2012

The Girl

Landscape
1995

Landscape

Belle
2013

Belle

Victoria & Albert
2001

Victoria & Albert

The Secret Rapture
1993

The Secret Rapture

Match Point
2005

Match Point

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
2016

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

The Deep Blue Sea
1994

The Deep Blue Sea

King Lear
1975

King Lear

Country
1981

Country

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
2022

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

Talking Heads 2
1998

Talking Heads 2

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Falling
2005

Falling

Celebration
2007

Celebration

Downton Abbey 3
2025

Downton Abbey 3

The BFG
2016

The BFG

Lucky Jim
2003

Lucky Jim

The Whistle-Blower
2001

The Whistle-Blower

Half Broken Things
2007

Half Broken Things

Margot
2009

Margot

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

Harold Pinter:  A Celebration
2010

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
2018

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

Zoo
2018

Zoo

Summerland
2020

Summerland

Eternal Beauty
2020

Eternal Beauty

Downton Abbey
2019

Downton Abbey

Othello
1981

Othello

King Lear
1982

King Lear

Operation Mincemeat
2022

Operation Mincemeat

Pride & Prejudice
2005

Pride & Prejudice

Mrs. Warren's Profession
1972

Mrs. Warren's Profession

Pasmore
1980

Pasmore

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
1999

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022

Downton Abbey: A New Era

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
2023

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Able's Will
1977

Able's Will

The Tale of Beatrix Potter
1983

The Tale of Beatrix Potter

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