Penelope Keith

Biography

Dame Penelope Anne Constance Keith, DBE, DL (née Hatfield; 2 April 1940 – 29 June 2026) was an English actress and presenter, active in all genres, including radio, stage, television and film and primarily known for her roles in the British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Avengers (1961) — Nanny Brown (credit only)
2. Death Comes to Pemberley (2013) — Lady Catherine de Bourgh
3. Carry On Doctor (1967) — Plain Nurse (uncredited)
4. Secret Ceremony (1968) — Hotel Assistant (uncredited)
5. The Good Life (1975) — Margo Leadbetter
6. To the Manor Born (1979) — Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
7. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) — Massage Receptionist
8. Every Home Should Have One (1970) — Lotte von Gelbstein
9. Take a Girl Like You (1970) — Tory Lady
10. Aladdin (1992) — Madam Dim Sum (voice)
11. A Touch of Love (1969) — Nurse (uncredited)
12. Priest of Love (1981) — Dorothy Brett
13. Ghost Story (1974) — Rennie
14. Penny Gold (1973) — Miss. Hartridge
15. Rentadick (1972) — Reporter
16. The Secret Show (2006)
17. Coming Home (1998) — Aunt Louise
18. Spider's Web (1982) — Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
19. Boohbah (2003)
20. BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Maria Wislack
21. Wogan (1982) — Self
22. Margery and Gladys (2003) — Margery Heywood
23. Two's Company (1975) — Mrs. Philips
24. Private Lives (1976) — Amanda Prynne
25. Executive Stress (1986)
26. The Pallisers (1974) — Mrs Hittaway
27. Beauty and the Beast (1992) — Madame Bonbec (voice)
28. Law and Disorder (1994)
29. No Job for a Lady (1990) — Jean Price
30. Sweet Sixteen
31. Next of Kin (1995)
32. The Norman Conquests (1977) — Sarah
33. ITV Playhouse (1967) — Housekeeper
34. The Good Life: Secret & Scandals (2022) — (archive footage)
35. The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) — Self
36. Moving (1985)
37. On Approval (1982) — Maria
38. Hay Fever (1984) — Judith Bliss
39. Wild, Wild Women (1968) — Daisy
40. The Manor Reborn (2011) — Self - Presenter