Penelope Wilton

Known for ActingBorn 1946-06-03 (age 80)Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Brexit Shorts: The End

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

Landscape

King Lear

Mrs. Warren's Profession

Talking Heads 2

Downton Abbey

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

Pride & Prejudice

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

After Life

Dead Hot

Falling

The Tale of Beatrix Potter

The Whistle-Blower

Summerland

Doctor Who

Victoria & Albert

Shaun of the Dead

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Match Point

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey

Wives and Daughters

Country

Ever Decreasing Circles

Kavanagh Q.C.

Belle

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Lucky Jim

South Riding

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Cry Freedom

Brief Encounters

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Zoo

Operation Mincemeat

The History Boys

The Borrowers

The Return of the Borrowers

Talking Heads

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Half Broken Things

Calendar Girls

Othello

The BFG

Iris