Penelope Wilton
Known For
Acting
Born
1946-06-03 in 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.
Most Known For
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Harriet Jones
Downton Abbey
as Isobel Merton
Play for Today
as Virginia Carlion
BBC Play of the Month
as Regan
Pride & Prejudice
as Mrs. Gardiner
After Life
as Anne
Shaun of the Dead
as Barbara
Belle
as Lady Mary Murray
Performance
as Beth
Performance
as Hester Collyer
An Audience with...
as Self
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Barbara Watkins
The BFG
as The Queen
Iris
as Janet Stone
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Isobel Merton
Five Days
as Barbara Poole
The Girl
as Peggy Robertson
Rockaby
as Old Woman
Match Point
as Eleanor Hewett