Penelope Lee
Known For
Acting
Born
1938-11-20 in Wyke Regis, England, UK
Biography
Born in 1938 in Wyke Regis, England, Penelope Lee has been in a diverse variety of film, television, and theater. She won an arts council scholarship at age 36 to study singing and went to The Aldburgh School for Advanced Students. From this grew the Upottery festival. Performers included Yehudhi Menuhin, Stephan Grepelli, Murray Periaha, Jacqueline du Pre, Timothy West, and Prunella Scales. Throughout her acting career Penelope has worked continually for BBC Radio Drama. She was Nominated Best Actress on BBC Radio in 1978 for Away Day, a one woman play by Franz Xavier Kroetz.
Most Known For
The Avengers
as Clarissa
BBC Play of the Month
as Mrs. Marchmont
Bergerac
as Radiologist
Superman
as 9th Elder
Festival
as Chorus of Women of Canterbury
Doomwatch
as Dr. Mary Bryant
Out of This World
as Pat
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
as Partridge
The Informer
as Peggy Harlton
The Flaxton Boys
as Lucy Flaxton
The Plague Dogs
as Lynn Driver (voice)
Shadows of Fear
as Barbara
Phoebe
as Mrs. Riddle
Black and Blue
as Lady Roe
Carry On Cabby
as Girl Kissing in Cab (uncredited)
Marie Curie
as Bronya
The Big Job
as Girl on Bench
The Tomb of Ligeia
as Lady Rowena's Maidservant
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
as Computer (voice)
Young Shoulders
as Mrs. Smithson