Penelope Wilton
Born June 03, 1946 (Age: 79)
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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 (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.
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.
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Filmography
Fing!
2026
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as
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Age: 79
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
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as Isobel Merton
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Age: 79
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
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as Isobel Merton
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Age: 75
Eternal Beauty
2020
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as Vivian
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Age: 74
Summerland
2020
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as Older Alice
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Age: 74
Downton Abbey
2019
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as Isobel Merton
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Age: 73
Zoo
2018
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as Denise Austin
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Age: 72
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
2018
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as Amelia Maugery
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Age: 71
The BFG
2016
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as The Queen
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Age: 69
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
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as Jean Ainslie
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Age: 68
Belle
2013
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as Lady Mary Murray
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Age: 66
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012
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as Jean Ainslie
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Age: 65
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
2010
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as Self
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Age: 63
The History Boys
2006
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as Mrs. Bibby
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Age: 60
Match Point
2005
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as Eleanor Hewett
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Age: 59
Pride & Prejudice
2005
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as Mrs. Gardiner
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Age: 59
Shaun of the Dead
2004
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as Barbara
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Age: 57
Calendar Girls
2003
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as Ruth
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Age: 57
Iris
2001
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as Janet Stone
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Age: 55
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
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as Mrs. Cratchit
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Age: 54
Rockaby
2000
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as Old Woman
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Age: 53
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998
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as White Queen
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Age: 52
Talking Heads 2
1998
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as
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Age: 52
No Image
The Secret Rapture
1993
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as Marion French
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Age: 47
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992
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as Patricia Fulford
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Age: 45
Cry Freedom
1987
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as Wendy Woods
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Age: 41
Clockwise
1986
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as Pat Garden
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Age: 39
Country
1981
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as Virginia Carlion
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Age: 35
Othello
1981
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as Desdemona
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Age: 35
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
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as Sonia
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Age: 35
Pasmore
1980
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as Helen
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Age: 34
Able's Will
1977
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as Journalist
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Age: 31
King Lear
1975
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as Regan
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Age: 28
Mrs. Warren's Profession
1972
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as Vivie Warren
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Age: 26
No Image
The Sullens Sisters
1972
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as Rachel Sullens
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Age: 26