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Penelope Wilton
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Penelope Wilton
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1946-06-03,Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender
Female
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.

Filmography

Shaun of the Dead

7.5

Shaun of the Dead
2004-04-09

0

Visitation

6.2

Clockwise
1986-03-01

6.4

Iris
2001-12-14

The History Boys

6.7

The History Boys
2006-10-02

6.547

Calendar Girls
2003-09-02

The French Lieutenant's Woman

6.432

The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981-08-28

7.005

Cry Freedom
1987-11-06

Blame It on the Bellboy

5.4

Blame It on the Bellboy
1992-01-24

4.7

Joseph Andrews
1977-03-09

Alice Through the Looking Glass

5.106

Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998-12-26

6.2

Carrington
1995-05-25

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

6.946

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012-02-23

5

Laughterhouse
1984-09-01

Tom's Midnight Garden

5.9

Tom's Midnight Garden
1999-07-02

4.8

Rockaby
2000-01-01

Brexit Shorts: The End

10

Brexit Shorts: The End
2017-06-26

6.068

The Girl
2012-10-22

10

Landscape
1995-10-21

7.1

Belle
2013-05-01

Victoria & Albert

7.6

Victoria & Albert
2001-08-26

The Secret Rapture

3.5

The Secret Rapture
1993-09-12

7.361

Match Point
2005-10-26

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

0

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
2016-04-24

The Deep Blue Sea

1

The Deep Blue Sea
1994-11-12

0

King Lear
1975-03-23

7

Country
1981-10-20

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

6.415

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015-02-26

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

8

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
2022-07-15

Talking Heads 2

7

Talking Heads 2
1998-10-06

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

6.5

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000-12-25

6.8

Falling
2005-03-06

6.3

Celebration
2007-02-26

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

0

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025-09-10

6.285

The BFG
2016-06-01

0

Lucky Jim
2003-04-11

The Whistle-Blower

8

The Whistle-Blower
2001-04-14

Half Broken Things

6.8

Half Broken Things
2007-10-28

5.955

Margot
2009-11-30

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

6.25

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013-11-02

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

0

Harold Pinter: A Celebration
2010-01-24

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

7.4

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
2018-04-19

6.676

Zoo
2018-06-08

7.5

Summerland
2020-07-24

6.141

Eternal Beauty
2020-08-21

7.139

Downton Abbey
2019-09-12

6.222

Othello
1981-10-04

6

King Lear
1982-09-19

Operation Mincemeat

6.502

Operation Mincemeat
2022-04-01

Pride & Prejudice

8.065

Pride & Prejudice
2005-09-16

Mrs. Warren's Profession

0

Mrs. Warren's Profession
1972-10-03

0

Pasmore
1980-10-21

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

0

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
1999-01-01

Downton Abbey: A New Era

7.2

Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022-04-27

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

6.568

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
2023-04-27

0

Able's Will
1977-10-05

The Tale of Beatrix Potter

0

The Tale of Beatrix Potter
1983-01-01

0

Fing!

Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion

0

Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
2005-12-25

Ever Decreasing Circles

7.3

Ever Decreasing Circles
1984-01-29

Comedy Connections

2

Comedy Connections
2003-06-09

5.7

C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985-04-12

5.708

Five Days
2007-01-23

6.3

Bob & Rose
2001-09-10

The Return of the Borrowers

6.5

The Return of the Borrowers
1993-11-14

5.4

The Passion
2008-03-16

The BBC Television Shakespeare

6

The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978-12-03

0

Screaming
1992-03-15

8.107

Downton Abbey
2010-09-26

7.5

Doctor Who
2005-03-26

6.4

The Borrowers
1992-11-08

7.5

Doctor Who
2005-03-26

6

Performance
1991-02-22

6.75

South Riding
2011-02-20

6.2

Talking Heads
1988-04-19

Brief Encounters

6.7

Brief Encounters
2016-07-04

6.2

Murder Is Easy
2023-12-27

An Audience with...

5.3

An Audience with...
1978-01-08

7

Kavanagh Q.C.
1995-01-03

The Norman Conquests

6

The Norman Conquests
1977-10-05

Wives and Daughters

7.3

Wives and Daughters
1999-11-28

7.8

Dead Hot
2024-03-01

7.869

After Life
2019-03-08

6.333

Play for Today
1970-10-15

The Tale of Beatrix Potter

0

The Tale of Beatrix Potter
1982-11-01

The BBC Television Shakespeare

6

The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978-12-03