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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

7.543

Shaun of the Dead
2004-04-09

0

Visitation

6.24

Clockwise
1986-03-01

The History Boys

6.6

The History Boys
2006-10-02

6.4

Iris
2001-12-14

6.536

Calendar Girls
2003-09-02

The French Lieutenant's Woman

6.459

The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981-08-28

7.021

Cry Freedom
1987-11-06

Blame It on the Bellboy

5.347

Blame It on the Bellboy
1992-01-24

5.167

Joseph Andrews
1977-03-09

Alice Through the Looking Glass

5.222

Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998-12-26

6.193

Carrington
1995-05-25

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

6.955

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012-02-23

5.75

Laughterhouse
1984-09-01

Tom's Midnight Garden

6.071

Tom's Midnight Garden
1999-07-02

5.143

Rockaby
2000-01-01

Brexit Shorts: The End

10

Brexit Shorts: The End
2017-06-26

6.134

The Girl
2012-10-22

10

Landscape
1995-10-21

7.085

Belle
2013-05-01

Victoria & Albert

7.577

Victoria & Albert
2001-08-26

The Secret Rapture

4.8

The Secret Rapture
1993-09-12

7.4

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

5

The Deep Blue Sea
1994-11-12

10

King Lear
1975-03-23

7.5

Country
1981-10-20

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

6.426

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

8.5

Talking Heads 2
1998-10-06

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

7

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000-12-25

7.875

Falling
2005-03-06

6.3

Celebration
2007-02-26

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

7.065

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025-09-10

6.292

The BFG
2016-06-01

7

Lucky Jim
2003-04-11

The Whistle-Blower

7.8

The Whistle-Blower
2001-04-14

Half Broken Things

6.5

Half Broken Things
2007-10-28

5.5

Margot
2009-11-30

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

6.2

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

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

8

Harold Pinter: A Celebration
2010-01-24

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

7.398

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

6.651

Zoo
2018-06-08

7.546

Summerland
2020-07-24

6.2

Eternal Beauty
2020-08-21

7.134

Downton Abbey
2019-09-12

6.667

Othello
1981-10-04

6.5

King Lear
1982-09-19

Operation Mincemeat

6.515

Operation Mincemeat
2022-04-01

Pride & Prejudice

8.054

Pride & Prejudice
2005-09-16

Mrs. Warren's Profession

9

Mrs. Warren's Profession
1972-10-03

0

Pasmore
1980-10-21

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

10

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
1999-01-01

Downton Abbey: A New Era

7.199

Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022-04-27

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

6.618

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!
2026-01-24

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

2.5

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025-09-10

The Sullens Sisters

0

The Sullens Sisters
1972-09-03

Ever Decreasing Circles

7.467

Ever Decreasing Circles
1984-01-29

Comedy Connections

5.5

Comedy Connections
2003-06-09

6

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

5.8

Five Days
2007-01-23

The Return of the Borrowers

6.667

The Return of the Borrowers
1993-11-14

5.3

The Passion
2008-03-16

0

Screaming
1992-03-15

8.124

Downton Abbey
2010-09-26

7.6

Doctor Who
2005-03-26

6.7

The Borrowers
1992-11-08

7.6

Doctor Who
2005-03-26

6.333

Performance
1991-10-05

6.9

South Riding
2011-02-20

6.7

Talking Heads
1988-04-19

Brief Encounters

6.7

Brief Encounters
2016-07-04

5.2

Murder Is Easy
2023-12-27

An Audience with...

5.3

An Audience with...
1978-01-08

7.273

Kavanagh Q.C.
1995-01-03

The Norman Conquests

6.3

The Norman Conquests
1977-10-05

7.8

Dead Hot
2024-03-01

7.898

After Life
2019-03-08

6.6

Play for Today
1970-10-15

The Tale of Beatrix Potter

8

The Tale of Beatrix Potter
1982-11-01

6.333

Performance
1991-10-05

BBC Play of the Month

5.25

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

0

Remembers…
2022-06-29

6

Bob & Rose
2001-09-10

Country Matters

4.6

Country Matters
1972-08-20

Wives and Daughters

7.325

Wives and Daughters
1999-11-28

Mavis Eccleston

0

Mavis Eccleston