Penelope Keith
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 2, 1940
- Died
- June 29, 2026 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Sutton, Surrey, England, UK
Biography
Dame Penelope Anne Constance Keith, DBE, DL (née Hatfield; 2 April 1940 – 29 June 2026) was an English actress and presenter, active in all genres, including radio, stage, television and film and primarily known for her roles in the British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born.
Known For
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Filmography
Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith
TV · as Self - Presenter · 10 eps
The Good Life: Inside Out
Movie
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
Movie · as Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
Movie · as (archive footage)
Remembers…
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Penelope Keith's Coastal Villages
TV · as Self - Presenter · 3 eps
BBC: The Secret Files
TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Death Comes to Pemberley
TV · as Lady Catherine de Bourgh · 1 ep
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Movie · as Self
The Manor Reborn
TV · as Self - Presenter · 4 eps
All About The Good Life
Movie
The Secret Show
TV · 1 ep
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Movie · as Self
Margery and Gladys
Movie · as Margery Heywood
Boohbah
TV · 104 eps
Great Comedy Moments
Movie · as Margo Leadbetter (archive footage)
Coming Home
Movie · as Aunt Louise
Coming Home
TV · as Aunt Louise · 1 ep
Next of Kin
TV · 22 eps
Law and Disorder
TV · 6 eps
Beauty and the Beast
Movie · as Madame Bonbec (voice)
Aladdin
Movie · as Madam Dim Sum (voice)
No Job for a Lady
TV · as Jean Price · 18 eps
Executive Stress
TV · as Caroline Fielding · 19 eps
Moving
TV · 6 eps
Hay Fever
Movie · as Judith Bliss
Tickle on the Tum
TV · as Dora · 1 ep
Waters of the Moon
Movie · as Helen Lancaster
Sweet Sixteen
TV · as Helen Walker · 6 eps
On Approval
Movie · as Maria
Spider's Web
Movie · as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
Wogan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Priest of Love
Movie · as Dorothy Brett
Donkeys' Years
Movie · as Lady Driver
To the Manor Born
TV · as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton · 21 eps
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Movie · as Massage Receptionist
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
Movie · as Herself
The Norman Conquests
TV · as Sarah · 3 eps
Cottage to Let
TV · as Peggy Rodway · 1 ep
Private Lives
Movie · as Amanda Prynne
The Good Life
TV · as Margo Leadbetter · 28 eps
Two's Company
TV · as Mrs. Philips · 1 ep
Ghost Story
Movie · as Rennie
The Pallisers
TV · as Mrs Hittaway · 2 eps
Penny Gold
Movie · as Miss. Hartridge
Rentadick
Movie · as Reporter
John Clare: "I Am"
Movie · as Agnes Strickland
Every Home Should Have One
Movie · as Lotte von Gelbstein
Take a Girl Like You
Movie · as Tory Lady
Kate
TV · as Wenda Padbury · 13 eps
A Touch of Love
Movie · as Nurse (uncredited)
Secret Ceremony
Movie · as Hotel Assistant (uncredited)
Wild, Wild Women
TV · as Daisy · 7 eps
Carry On Doctor
Movie · as Plain Nurse (uncredited)
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Housekeeper · 1 ep
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Maria Wislack · 1 ep
Six Shades of Black
TV · as Lady Pandora Brewster · 1 ep
The Avengers
TV · as Nanny Brown (credit only), Audrey Long · 2 eps