Penelope Wilton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 3, 1946 (age 80)
- Birthplace
- Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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 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.
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Filmography
Mavis Eccleston
TV · as Mavis Eccleston · 1 ep
Visitation
Movie
FING!
Movie · as Nanny
The Twelfth Night Reunion
Movie · as Self - Performer
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Movie · as Isobel Merton
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Movie · as Self
Dead Hot
TV · as Francine · 6 eps
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Movie · as Maureen Fry
Murder Is Easy
TV · as Miss Pinkerton · 2 eps
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
Movie · as Self
Operation Mincemeat
Movie · as Hester Leggett
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Movie · as Isobel Merton
Remembers…
TV · 1 ep
Summerland
Movie · as Older Alice
Eternal Beauty
Movie · as Vivian
Downton Abbey
Movie · as Isobel Merton
After Life
TV · as Anne · 18 eps
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
Movie · as Amelia Maugery
Zoo
Movie · as Denise Austin
Brexit Shorts: The End
Movie · as Helen
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The BFG
Movie · as The Queen
Brief Encounters
TV · as Pauline · 6 eps
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Movie · as Jean Ainslie
Belle
Movie · as Lady Mary Murray
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Movie · as Delia
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Movie · as Jean Ainslie
The Girl
Movie · as Peggy Robertson
South Riding
TV · as Mrs Beddows · 3 eps
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Movie · as Self
Downton Abbey
TV · as Isobel Merton · 47 eps
Margot
Movie · as B.Q.
The Passion
TV · as Mary · 6 eps
Celebration
Movie · as Julie
Half Broken Things
Movie · as Jean
Five Days
TV · as Barbara Poole · 10 eps
The History Boys
Movie · as Mrs. Bibby
Match Point
Movie · as Eleanor Hewett
Falling
Movie · as Daisy Langrish
Pride & Prejudice
Movie · as Mrs. Gardiner
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
Movie · as Harriet Jones
Doctor Who
TV · as Harriet Jones
Shaun of the Dead
Movie · as Barbara
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Carrie Louise Serrocold · 1 ep
Calendar Girls
Movie · as Ruth
Lucky Jim
Movie · as Celia Welch
More Great Comedy Moments
Movie · as Ann Bryce (archive footage)
Comedy Connections
TV · 1 ep
Iris
Movie · as Janet Stone
Victoria & Albert
Movie · as Princess Mary Louise Victoria
The Whistle-Blower
Movie · as Heather Graham
Bob & Rose
TV · as Monica Gossage · 5 eps
Rockaby
Movie · as Old Woman
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Movie · as Mrs. Cratchit
Tom's Midnight Garden
Movie · as Aunt Melbourne
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
Movie · as Delfina / Paulina
Wives and Daughters
TV · as Mrs Hamley · 2 eps
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Movie · as White Queen
Talking Heads 2
Movie
Carrington
Movie · as Lady Ottoline Morrell
Landscape
Movie · as Beth
Kavanagh Q.C.
TV · as Barbara Watkins · 1 ep
The Deep Blue Sea
Movie · as Hester Collyer
The Secret Rapture
Movie · as Marion French
The Return of the Borrowers
TV · as Homily · 6 eps
Blame It on the Bellboy
Movie · as Patricia Fulford
Screaming
TV · 8 eps
The Borrowers
TV · as Homily · 12 eps
Performance
TV · as Beth, Hester Collyer · 1 ep
4 Play
TV · as Julia · 1 ep
Talking Heads
TV · as Rosemary · 1 ep
Cry Freedom
Movie · as Wendy Woods
Clockwise
Movie · as Pat Garden
C.A.T.S. Eyes
TV · 1 ep
Laughterhouse
Movie · as Alice Singleton
Ever Decreasing Circles
TV · 26 eps
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
Movie · as Beatrix Potter
King Lear
Movie · as Regan
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
TV · as Beatrix Potter · 1 ep
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Movie · as Sonia
Country
Movie · as Virginia Carlion
Othello
Movie · as Desdemona
Pasmore
Movie · as Helen
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Joseph Andrews
Movie · as Mrs. Wilton
Able's Will
Movie · as Journalist
The Norman Conquests
TV · as Annie · 3 eps
King Lear
Movie · as Regan
The Pearcross Girls
TV · as Anna Pearcross / Helen Charlesworth / Julia Pearcross / Lottie Merchant · 4 eps
The Song of Songs
TV · as Lilli Czepanek · 5 eps
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Movie · as Vivie Warren
The Sullens Sisters
Movie · as Rachel Sullens
Country Matters
TV · as Rachel Sullens · 1 ep
Play for Today
TV · as Virginia Carlion · 1 ep
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Regan · 1 ep