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Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton

Actor · Born 1946-06-03 · Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

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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 (201…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Shaun of the Dead (2004) — Barbara
  2. Pride & Prejudice (2005) — Mrs. Gardiner
  3. Match Point (2005) — Eleanor Hewett
  4. The BFG (2016) — The Queen
  5. Doctor Who (2005)
  6. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) — Jean Ainslie
  7. The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) — Amelia Maugery
  8. Downton Abbey (2019) — Isobel Merton
  9. Downton Abbey (2010) — Isobel Merton
  10. After Life (2019) — Anne
  11. Operation Mincemeat (2022) — Hester Leggett
  12. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) — Jean Ainslie
  13. Belle (2013) — Lady Mary Murray
  14. Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) — Isobel Merton
  15. Calendar Girls (2003) — Ruth
  16. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) — Isobel Merton
  17. The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) — Sonia
  18. Cry Freedom (1987) — Wendy Woods
  19. Summerland (2020) — Older Alice
  20. Clockwise (1986) — Pat Garden
  21. Iris (2001) — Janet Stone
  22. The History Boys (2006) — Mrs. Bibby
  23. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2023) — Maureen Fry
  24. Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) — Carrie Louise Serrocold
  25. The Girl (2012) — Peggy Robertson
  26. Zoo (2018) — Denise Austin
  27. Eternal Beauty (2020) — Vivian
  28. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998) — White Queen
  29. Carrington (1995) — Lady Ottoline Morrell
  30. Blame It on the Bellboy (1992) — Patricia Fulford
  31. Five Days (2007) — Barbara Poole
  32. Murder Is Easy (2023) — Miss Pinkerton
  33. Wives and Daughters (1999) — Mrs Hamley
  34. Brief Encounters (2016) — Pauline
  35. Tom's Midnight Garden (1999) — Aunt Melbourne
  36. South Riding (2011) — Mrs Beddows
  37. Ever Decreasing Circles (1984)
  38. Half Broken Things (2007) — Jean
  39. Victoria & Albert (2001) — Princess Mary Louise Victoria
  40. The Passion (2008) — Mary