Penelope Wilton
ActingAlso Known As
Penelope Alice Wilton, Penelope Winton, Пенелопа Уилтон, 페네로프 윌튼
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.
Movies
(60 total)
Shaun of the Dead
as Barbara
Pride & Prejudice
as Mrs. Gardiner
Match Point
as Eleanor Hewett
The BFG
as The Queen
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Jean Ainslie
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
as Amelia Maugery
Downton Abbey
as Isobel Merton
Operation Mincemeat
as Hester Leggett
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Jean Ainslie
Belle
as Lady Mary Murray
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Isobel Merton
Calendar Girls
as Ruth
Cry Freedom
as Wendy Woods
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Isobel Merton
Summerland
as Older Alice
Clockwise
as Pat Garden
The History Boys
as Mrs. Bibby
Iris
as Janet Stone
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
as Maureen Fry
TV Shows
(29 total)
Doctor Who
as Harriet Jones
Downton Abbey
as Isobel Merton
After Life
as Anne
Five Days
as Barbara Poole
Wives and Daughters
as Mrs. Hamley
Murder Is Easy
as Miss Pinkerton
Brief Encounters
as Pauline
South Riding
as Mrs Beddows
The Passion
as Mary
The Borrowers
as Homily
Bob & Rose
as Monica Gossage
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Barbara Watkins
Play for Today
as Virginia Carlion
BBC Play of the Month
as Regan
Talking Heads
as Rosemary
Dead Hot
as Francine
Country Matters
as Rachel Sullens