Penelope Wilton
Acting
Born: June 3, 1946 (age 80) · Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Shaun of the Dead
2004
Pride & Prejudice
2005
Match Point
2005
The BFG
2016
Doctor Who
2005
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
2018
Downton Abbey
2019
Downton Abbey
2010
After Life
2019
Operation Mincemeat
2022
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
Photos (2)
Movies (53)
Pride & Prejudice
Mrs. Gardiner
Shaun of the Dead
Barbara
The BFG
The Queen
Match Point
Eleanor Hewett
Downton Abbey
Isobel Merton
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Isobel Merton
Operation Mincemeat
Hester Leggett
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Isobel Merton
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
Amelia Maugery
Calendar Girls
Ruth
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jean Ainslie
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Maureen Fry
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Sonia
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jean Ainslie
Cry Freedom
Wendy Woods
Summerland
Older Alice
Iris
Janet Stone
Belle
Lady Mary Murray
The History Boys
Mrs. Bibby
Eternal Beauty
Vivian
Zoo
Denise Austin
The Girl
Peggy Robertson
Joseph Andrews
Mrs. Wilton
Alice Through the Looking Glass
White Queen
Othello
Desdemona
Clockwise
Pat Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden
Aunt Melbourne
Blame It on the Bellboy
Patricia Fulford
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Delia
Victoria & Albert
Princess Mary Louise Victoria
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Mrs. Cratchit
Carrington
Lady Ottoline Morrell
Pasmore
Helen
King Lear
Regan
King Lear
Regan
The Deep Blue Sea
Hester Collyer
Able's Will
Journalist
Country
Virginia Carlion
Lucky Jim
Celia Welch
Celebration
Julie
Falling
Daisy Langrish
Half Broken Things
Jean
Laughterhouse
Alice Singleton
Margot
B.Q.
Talking Heads 2
1998
The Whistle-Blower
Heather Graham
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
Narrator (voice)
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
Harriet Jones
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
Delfina / Paulina
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Vivie Warren
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter
Rockaby
Old Woman
Brexit Shorts: The End
Helen
TV Shows (29)
Doctor Who
2005
Doctor Who
Harriet Jones · 3 eps
Play for Today
Virginia Carlion · 1 eps
Downton Abbey
Isobel Merton · 47 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Regan · 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
Carrie Louise Serrocold · 1 eps
Performance
Beth · 1 eps
Performance
Hester Collyer · 1 eps
Remembers…
1 eps
After Life
Anne · 18 eps
Kavanagh Q.C.
Barbara Watkins · 1 eps
Five Days
Barbara Poole · 10 eps
Comedy Connections
1 eps
Wives and Daughters
Mrs Hamley · 2 eps
The Borrowers
Homily · 12 eps
Bob & Rose
Monica Gossage · 5 eps
The Passion
Mary · 6 eps
Country Matters
Rachel Sullens · 1 eps
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1 eps
Murder Is Easy
Miss Pinkerton · 2 eps
Ever Decreasing Circles
26 eps
South Riding
Mrs Beddows · 3 eps
Brief Encounters
Pauline · 6 eps
Talking Heads
Rosemary · 1 eps
Dead Hot
Francine · 6 eps
The Norman Conquests
Annie · 3 eps
Screaming
8 eps
The Song of Songs
Lilli Czepanek · 5 eps
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter · 1 eps
