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Penelope Wilton
Born · June 3, 1946 (78 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Bio
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.
Dead Hot
Francine · (6 episodes)
7.8
2024
Shaun of the Dead
Barbara
7.5
2004
Visitation
0.0
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Isobel Crawley
0.0
2025
Murder Is Easy
Miss Pinkerton · (2 episodes)
6.2
2023
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Maureen Fry
6.5
2023
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
Self
8.0
2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Isobel Merton
7.2
2022
Operation Mincemeat
Hester Leggett
6.5
2022
Eternal Beauty
Vivian
6.1
2020
Summerland
Older Alice
7.5
2020
Downton Abbey
Isobel Merton
7.1
2019
After Life
Anne · (18 episodes)
7.9
2019
Zoo
Denise Austin
6.7
2018
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
Amelia Maugery
7.4
2018
Brexit Shorts: The End
Helen
10.0
2017
Brief Encounters
Pauline · (6 episodes)
6.7
2016
The BFG
The Queen
6.3
2016
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
Narrator (voice)
0.0
2016
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jean Ainslie
6.4
2015
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Delia
7.0
2013
Belle
Lady Mary Murray
7.1
2013
The Girl
Peggy Robertson
6.1
2012
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jean Ainslie
6.9
2012
South Riding
Mrs Beddows · (3 episodes)
6.7
2011
Downton Abbey
Isobel Merton · (47 episodes)
8.1
2010
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Self
0.0
2010
Margot
B.Q.
6.0
2009
The Passion
Mary · (6 episodes)
5.4
2008
Half Broken Things
Jean
6.8
2007
Celebration
Julie
6.3
2007
Five Days
Barbara Poole · (10 episodes)
5.7
2007
The History Boys
Mrs. Bibby
6.7
2006
Match Point
Eleanor Hewett
7.4
2005
Pride & Prejudice
Mrs. Gardiner
8.1
2005
Doctor Who
(2 episodes)
7.5
2005
Doctor Who
Harriet Jones · (3 episodes)
7.5
2005
Falling
Daisy Langrish
6.8
2005
Calendar Girls
Ruth
6.5
2003
Comedy Connections
(1 episode)
2.0
2003
Lucky Jim
Celia Welch
0.0
2003
Iris
Janet Stone
6.5
2001
Bob & Rose
Monica Gossage · (6 episodes)
6.3
2001
Victoria & Albert
Princess Mary Louise Victoria
7.6
2001
The Whistle-Blower
Heather Graham
8.0
2001
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Mrs. Cratchit
6.5
2000
Rockaby
Old Woman
4.8
2000
Wives and Daughters
Mrs. Hamley · (6 episodes)
7.3
1999
Tom's Midnight Garden
Aunt Melbourne
5.9
1999
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
Delfina / Paulina
0.0
1999
Alice Through the Looking Glass
White Queen
5.1
1998
Talking Heads 2
7.0
1998
Landscape
Beth
10.0
1995
Carrington
Lady Ottoline Morrell
6.2
1995
Kavanagh Q.C.
Barbara Watkins · (1 episode)
7.0
1995
The Deep Blue Sea
Hester Collyer
1.0
1994
The Return of the Borrowers
Homily · (6 episodes)
6.5
1993
The Secret Rapture
Marion French
3.5
1993
The Borrowers
Homily · (12 episodes)
6.4
1992
Screaming
(8 episodes)
0.0
1992
Blame It on the Bellboy
Patricia Fulford
5.4
1992
Performance
Beth · (1 episode)
6.0
1991
Talking Heads
Rosemary · (1 episode)
6.2
1988
Cry Freedom
Wendy Woods
7.0
1987
Clockwise
Pat Garden
6.2
1986
C.A.T.S. Eyes
(1 episode)
5.7
1985
Laughterhouse
Alice Singleton
5.0
1984
Ever Decreasing Circles
(26 episodes)
7.3
1984
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter
0.0
1983
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter · (1 episode)
0.0
1982
King Lear
Regan
6.0
1982
Country
Virginia Carlion
7.0
1981
Othello
Desdemona
6.4
1981
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Sonia
6.4
1981
Pasmore
Helen
0.0
1980
The BBC Television Shakespeare
(2 episodes)
5.2
1978
An Audience with...
Self · (1 episode)
5.3
1978
Able's Will
Journalist
0.0
1977
Arena
Self - Narrator · (1 episode)
6.7
1975
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Vivie Warren
0.0
1972
Fing!
0.0
FING!
0.0
The Norman Conquests
Annie · (3 episodes)
6.0
1977
Joseph Andrews
Mrs. Wilton
4.7
1977
King Lear
Regan
0.0
1975
Play for Today
Virginia Carlion · (1 episode)
6.1
1970