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Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

03/06/1946

Age

79 years old

Place of Birth

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 (19... Read More

Known For

Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

Eternal Beauty

Eternal Beauty

Summerland

Summerland

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

Filmography

Cast

2004

Shaun of the Dead

as Barbara

2025

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

as Isobel Crawley

2023

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

as Maureen Fry

2022

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

as Self

2022

Downton Abbey: A New Era

as Isobel Merton

2022

Operation Mincemeat

as Hester Leggett

2020

Eternal Beauty

as Vivian

2020

Summerland

as Older Alice

2019

Downton Abbey

as Isobel Merton

2018

Zoo

as Denise Austin

2018

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie ...

as Amelia Maugery

2017

Brexit Shorts: The End

as Helen

2016

The BFG

as The Queen

2016

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on...

as Narrator (voice)

2015

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Jean Ainslie

2013

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

as Delia

2013

Belle

as Lady Mary Murray

2012

The Girl

as Peggy Robertson

2012

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Jean Ainslie

2010

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

as Self

2009

Margot

as B.Q.

2007

Half Broken Things

as Jean

2007

Celebration

as Julie

2006

The History Boys

as Mrs. Bibby

2005

Match Point

as Eleanor Hewett

2005

Pride & Prejudice

as Mrs. Gardiner

2005

Falling

as Daisy Langrish

2003

Calendar Girls

as Ruth

2003

Lucky Jim

as Celia Welch

2001

Iris

as Janet Stone

2001

Victoria & Albert

as Princess Mary Louise Victoria

2001

The Whistle-Blower

as Heather Graham

2000

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

as Mrs. Cratchit

2000

Rockaby

as Old Woman

1999

Tom's Midnight Garden

as Aunt Melbourne

1999

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

as Delfina / Paulina

1998

Alice Through the Looking Glass

as White Queen

1998

Talking Heads 2

1995

Landscape

as Beth

1995

Carrington

as Lady Ottoline Morrell

1994

The Deep Blue Sea

as Hester Collyer

1993

The Secret Rapture

as Marion French

1992

Blame It on the Bellboy

as Patricia Fulford

1987

Cry Freedom

as Wendy Woods

1986

Clockwise

as Pat Garden

1984

Laughterhouse

as Alice Singleton

1983

The Tale of Beatrix Potter

as Beatrix Potter

1982

King Lear

as Regan

1981

Country

as Virginia Carlion

1981

Othello

as Desdemona

1981

The French Lieutenant's Woman

as Sonia

1980

Pasmore

as Helen

1977

Able's Will

as Journalist

1977

Joseph Andrews

as Mrs. Wilton

1975

King Lear

as Regan

1972

Mrs. Warren's Profession

as Vivie Warren