Penelope Wilton
Born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK — Jun 03 1946
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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) an…
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Doctor Who
Play for Today
Virginia Carlion
Downton Abbey
Isobel Merton
BBC Play of the Month
Regan
Performance
Beth
Pride & Prejudice
Mrs. Gardiner
Kavanagh Q.C.
Barbara Watkins
Shaun of the Dead
Barbara
After Life
Anne
Five Days
Barbara Poole
The BFG
The Queen
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Isobel Merton
Country Matters
Rachel Sullens
Wives and Daughters
Mrs Hamley
Match Point
Eleanor Hewett
C.A.T.S. Eyes
Comedy Connections
Talking Heads
Rosemary
Bob & Rose
Monica Gossage
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Isobel Merton
Downton Abbey
Isobel Merton
The Borrowers
Homily
Belle
Lady Mary Murray
Brief Encounters
Pauline
Ever Decreasing Circles
The Passion
Mary
Operation Mincemeat
Hester Leggett
Murder Is Easy
Miss Pinkerton
The Return of the Borrowers
Homily
Calendar Girls
Ruth
Dead Hot
Francine
South Riding
Mrs Beddows
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jean Ainslie
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Sonia
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
Amelia Maugery
Cry Freedom
Wendy Woods
Zoo
Denise Austin
Iris
Janet Stone
The Girl
Peggy Robertson
Summerland
Older Alice
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Maureen Fry
Country
Virginia Carlion
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jean Ainslie
Joseph Andrews
Mrs. Wilton
Carrington
Lady Ottoline Morrell
Eternal Beauty
Vivian
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Delia
Clockwise
Pat Garden
Laughterhouse
Alice Singleton
Othello
Desdemona
Celebration
Julie
The History Boys
Mrs. Bibby
Alice Through the Looking Glass
White Queen
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Self
King Lear
Regan
King Lear
Regan
Blame It on the Bellboy
Patricia Fulford
Fing!
The Norman Conquests
Annie
Margot
B.Q.
Visitation
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Mrs. Cratchit
Pasmore
Helen
The Deep Blue Sea
Hester Collyer
Screaming
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
Delfina / Paulina
Landscape
Beth
Able's Will
Journalist
Victoria & Albert
Princess Mary Louise Victoria
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Self
Lucky Jim
Celia Welch
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
Self
Tom's Midnight Garden
Aunt Melbourne
The Secret Rapture
Marion French
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Vivie Warren
The Whistle-Blower
Heather Graham
Falling
Daisy Langrish
Half Broken Things
Jean
Talking Heads 2
Brexit Shorts: The End
Helen
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
Narrator (voice)
Rockaby
Old Woman
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter
The Sullens Sisters
Rachel Sullens
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter