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Penelope Wilton

Born: 1946

Biography

Penelope Wilton (b. 1946) is a common name in British Theatre for which she has been nominated for the Laurence Oliver Award several times. Furthermore, she is a known name for all her work in British Television as well, most recently as a consistent part of 'Downton Abbey' on ITV.
Known For Acting
Gender Female
Place of Birth Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Resources

Movies

Shaun of the Dead

Barbara in Shaun of the Dead

Visitation

in Visitation

Clockwise

Pat Garden in Clockwise

Iris

Janet Stone in Iris

The History Boys

Mrs. Bibby in The History Boys

Calendar Girls

Ruth in Calendar Girls

The French Lieutenant's Woman

Sonia in The French Lieutenant's Woman

Cry Freedom

Wendy Woods in Cry Freedom

Blame It on the Bellboy

Patricia Fulford in Blame It on the Bellboy

Joseph Andrews

Mrs. Wilton in Joseph Andrews

Alice Through the Looking Glass

White Queen in Alice Through the Looking Glass

Carrington

Lady Ottoline Morrell in Carrington

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Jean Ainslie in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Laughterhouse

Alice Singleton in Laughterhouse

Tom's Midnight Garden

Aunt Melbourne in Tom's Midnight Garden

Rockaby

Old Woman in Rockaby

Brexit Shorts: The End

Helen in Brexit Shorts: The End

The Girl

Peggy Robertson in The Girl

Landscape

Beth in Landscape

Belle

Lady Mary Murray in Belle

Victoria & Albert

Princess Mary Louise Victoria in Victoria & Albert

The Secret Rapture

Marion French in The Secret Rapture

Match Point

Eleanor Hewett in Match Point

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

Narrator (voice) in All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

The Borrowers

Homily in The Borrowers

The Deep Blue Sea

Hester Collyer in The Deep Blue Sea

King Lear

Regan in King Lear

Country

Virginia Carlion in Country

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Jean Ainslie in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

Self in Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

Talking Heads 2

in Talking Heads 2

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Mrs. Cratchit in Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Falling

Daisy Langrish in Falling

Celebration

Julie in Celebration

Downton Abbey 3

Isobel Crawley in Downton Abbey 3

The BFG

The Queen in The BFG

Lucky Jim

Celia Welch in Lucky Jim

The Whistle-Blower

Heather Graham in The Whistle-Blower

Half Broken Things

Jean in Half Broken Things

Margot

B.Q. in Margot

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

Delia in National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

Harold Pinter:  A Celebration

Self in Harold Pinter: A Celebration

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

Amelia Maugery in The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

Zoo

Denise Austin in Zoo

Summerland

Older Alice in Summerland

Eternal Beauty

Vivian in Eternal Beauty

Downton Abbey

Isobel Merton in Downton Abbey

Othello

Desdemona in Othello

King Lear

Regan in King Lear

Operation Mincemeat

Hester Leggett in Operation Mincemeat

Pride & Prejudice

Mrs. Gardiner in Pride & Prejudice

Mrs. Warren's Profession

Vivie Warren in Mrs. Warren's Profession

Pasmore

Helen in Pasmore

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

Delfina / Paulina in The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Isobel Merton in Downton Abbey: A New Era

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Maureen Fry in The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Able's Will

Journalist in Able's Will

The Tale of Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter in The Tale of Beatrix Potter

TV Shows