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Penelope Wilton

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She was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2004 New Year's Honours List for her services to drama. See more trivia »

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Penelope Alice Wilton
in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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Penelope Wilton at event of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Still of Phyllis Logan and Penelope Wilton in Downton Abbey Still of Hugh Bonneville, Penelope Wilton and Allen Leech in Downton Abbey Still of Celia Imrie and Penelope Wilton in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle, Siobhan Finneran, Joanne Froggatt, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, Penelope Wilton, Dan Stevens, Rob James-Collier, Michelle Dockery, Thomas Howes, Sophie McShera, Rose Leslie, Jessica Brown Findlay and Laura Carmichael in Downton Abbey Still of Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg and Penelope Wilton in Shaun of the Dead
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Filmography

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2013/I Belle (post-production)
Lady Mary Murray
 
2010-2012 Downton Abbey (TV series)
Isobel Crawley
– Christmas Special 2012 (2012) … Isobel Crawley
– Episode #3.8 (2012) … Isobel Crawley
– Episode #3.7 (2012) … Isobel Crawley
– Episode #3.6 (2012) … Isobel Crawley
– Episode #3.5 (2012) … Isobel Crawley
See all 25 episodes »
 
2012 The Girl (TV movie)
Peggy Robertson
 
2011-2012 North by Northamptonshire (TV series)
Mary
– Six (2012) … Mary
– Five (2011) … Mary
– Four (2011) … Mary
– Three (2011) … Mary
– One (2011) … Mary
 
2011 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jean Ainslie
 
2011 Masterpiece (TV series)
Mrs. Beddows
– South Riding (2011) … Mrs. Beddows
 
2011 South Riding (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Beddows
– Episode #1.3 (2011) … Mrs. Beddows
– Episode #1.2 (2011) … Mrs. Beddows
– Episode #1.1 (2011) … Mrs. Beddows
 
2010 My Family (TV series)
Rosemary Matthews
– Wheelie Ben (2010) … Rosemary Matthews
 
2009 Margot (TV movie)
B.Q
 
2009 Agatha Christie Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (TV movie)
Carrie Louise Serrocold
 
2005-2008 Doctor Who (TV series)
Harriet Jones
– The Stolen Earth (2008) … Harriet Jones
– The Christmas Invasion (2005) … Harriet Jones
– World War Three (2005) … Harriet Jones
– Aliens of London (2005) … Harriet Jones
 
2008 The Passion (TV mini-series)
Mary
– Episode #1.2 (2008) … Mary
 
2007 Half Broken Things (TV movie)
Jean
 
2007 Celebration (TV movie)
Julie
 
2007 Five Days (TV series)
Barbara Poole
– Day Seventy Nine (2007) … Barbara Poole
– Day Twenty Eight (2007) … Barbara Poole
– Day Three (2007) … Barbara Poole
– Day One (2007) … Barbara Poole
 
2006 The History Boys
Mrs. Bibby
 
2005 Pride & Prejudice
Mrs. Gardiner
 
2005 Match Point
Eleanor Hewett
 
2005 Falling (TV movie)
Daisy Langrish
 
2004 Shaun of the Dead
Barbara
 
2003 Calendar Girls
Ruth
 
2003 Lucky Jim (TV movie)
Celia Welch
 
2001/I Iris
Janet Stone
 
2001 Bob & Rose (TV series)
Monica Gossage
– Episode #1.4 (2001) … Monica Gossage
– Episode #1.3 (2001) … Monica Gossage
– Episode #1.2 (2001) … Monica Gossage
 
2001 Victoria & Albert (TV movie)
Princess Mary Louise Victoria, Duchess of Kent
 
2001 The Whistle-Blower (TV movie)
Heather Graham
 
2000 Rockaby (TV short)
Old Woman
 
1999 Wives and Daughters (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Hamley
– Episode #1.2 (1999) … Mrs. Hamley
– Episode #1.1 (1999) … Mrs. Hamley
 
1999 Tom's Midnight Garden
Aunt Melbourne
 
1999 Kavanagh QC (TV series)
Barbara Watkins
– Time of Need (1999) … Barbara Watkins
 
1999 The Strange Case of Delphina Potocka or The Mystery of Chopin
Delphina/Paulina
 
1999 Gooseberries Don't Dance (short)
 
1998 Alice Through the Looking Glass (TV movie)
White Queen
 
1998 Talking Heads 2 (TV mini-series)
Rosemary
– Nights in the Gardens of Spain (1998) … Rosemary
 
1998 This Could Be the Last Time (TV movie)
Marjorie
 
1994-1995 Performance (TV series)
Beth / Hester Collyer
– Landscape (1995) … Beth
– The Deep Blue Sea (1994) … Hester Collyer
 
1995 Carrington
Lady Ottoline Morrell
 
1993 The Return of the Borrowers (TV series)
Homily
 
1993 The Secret Rapture
Marion French
 
1992 The Borrowers (TV series)
Homily
 
1992 Screaming (TV series)
Beatrice
– Episode #1.8 (1992) … Beatrice
– Episode #1.7 (1992) … Beatrice
– Episode #1.6 (1992) … Beatrice
– Episode #1.5 (1992) … Beatrice
– Episode #1.4 (1992) … Beatrice
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1992 Blame It on the Bellboy
Patricia Fulford
 
1990 4 Play (TV series)
Julia
– Madly in Love (1990) … Julia
 
1984-1989 Ever Decreasing Circles (TV series)
Ann Bryce
– Moving On (1989) … Ann Bryce
– Half an Office (1987) … Ann Bryce
– Jumping to Conclusions (1987) … Ann Bryce
– The Footpath (1987) … Ann Bryce
– Neighbourhood Watch (1987) … Ann Bryce
See all 27 episodes »
 
1987 Cry Freedom
Wendy Woods
 
1986 The Monocled Mutineer (TV series)
Lady Angela Forbes
– Before the Shambles (1986) … Lady Angela Forbes
– When the Hurly-Burly's Done (1986) … Lady Angela Forbes
 
1986 C.A.T.S. Eyes (TV series)
Angela Lane
– Good as New (1986) … Angela Lane
 
1986 Clockwise
Pat
 
1985 Singleton's Pluck
Alice Singleton
 
1982 King Lear (TV movie)
Regan
 
1982 The Tale of Beatrix Potter (TV movie)
Beatrix Potter
 
1980-1981 Play for Today (TV series)
Helen / Virginia Carlion
– Country (1981) … Virginia Carlion
– Pasmore (1980) … Helen
 
1981 Othello (TV movie)
Desdemona
 
1981 The French Lieutenant's Woman
Sonia
 
1977 The Norman Conquests: Table Manners (TV movie)
Annie
 
1977 The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden (TV movie)
Annie
 
1977 The Norman Conquests: Living Together (TV movie)
Annie
 
1977 Joseph Andrews
Mrs. Wilson
 
1976 Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (TV movie)
 
1972-1975 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Regan / Vivie Warren
– King Lear (1975) … Regan
– Mrs. Warren's Profession (1972) … Vivie Warren
 
1973 The Song of Songs (TV movie)
Lilli Czepanek
 
1973 The Pearcross Girls (TV series)
Anna Pearcross / Helen Charlesworth / Julia Pearcross / …
– Sad Helen (1973) … Helen Charlesworth
– Anna All Alone (1973) … Anna Pearcross
– Large Lottie (1973) … Lottie Merchant
– Sweet Julia (1973) … Julia Pearcross
 
1972 Country Matters (TV mini-series)
Rachel Sullens
– The Sullens Sisters (1972) … Rachel Sullens
 
1972 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
– An Affair of Honour (1972)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
2013 Richard Briers: A Tribute (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2012 Downton Abbey Revisited (TV documentary)
Herself/Isobel Crawley
 
2010-2012 Arena (TV series documentary)
Herself / Various characters
– Jonathan Miller (2012) … Herself
– Harold Pinter: A Celebration (2010) … Various characters
 
2007-2011 Breakfast (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 14 September 2011 (2011) … Herself
– Episode dated 17 February 2011 (2011) … Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 21 March 2008 (2008) … Herself
– Episode dated 9 February 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2009 Doctor Who Greatest Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
Harriet Jones
– The Doctor (2009) … Harriet Jones
 
2009 Movie Connections (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Calendar Girls (2009) … Herself
 
2008 Loose Women (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #12.111 (2008) … Herself
 
2006 Comedy Connections (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Ever Decreasing Circles (2006) … Herself
 
2004 Lucy's Cam (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 Liquid News (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 March 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 January 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2003 The British Comedy Awards 2003 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2003 The Laurence Olivier Awards 2003 (TV special)
Herself
 
2000 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (TV special)
Mrs. Cratchit
 
2000 Funny Turns (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Richard Briers: A Good Life (2000) … Herself
 
1994 An Audience with Ken Dodd (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1981 The Theatre Quiz (TV series)
Herself - Panellist
– Episode #1.7 (1981) … Herself - Panellist
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2011 OK! TV (TV series documentary)
 
2009 Doctor Who Greatest Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2008 Doctor Who (TV series)
 
2008 What Lies Beneath (video documentary short)
Harriet Jones MP
 
2004 Shaun of the Dead: EPK Featurette (video documentary short)
Barbara (uncredited)
 
1998 Classified X (TV documentary)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

In October 2001, she played "Regina" in Lillian Hellman's "Little Foxes" at the Donmar Warehouse. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Penelope Winton
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I didn't come into the business till the late sixties but I've seen a lot of changes in the 35 years since. Mostly I mourn the demise of the repertory companies - that's a very sad thing from the point of view of the training of actors. See more »

Trivia:

She was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2004 New Year's Honours List for her services to drama. See more »

Star Sign:

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