Penelope Wilton
Age: N/A | From: Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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Aliases: Penelope Alice Wilton , Penelope Winton , Пенелопа Уилтон , 페네로프 윌튼
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 42
TV Involvements: 17
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Downton Abbey
(2010) Isobel Merton
Doctor Who
(2005) Harriet Jones
Play for Today
(1970) Virginia Carlion
Pride & Prejudice
(2005) Mrs. Gardiner
Arena
(1975) Self - Narrator
Downton Abbey: A New Era
(2022) Isobel Merton
Five Days
(2007) Barbara Poole
The BFG
(2016) The QueenActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Isobel Crawley | |
| 2024 | Francine | |
| 2023 | Miss Pinkerton | |
| Maureen Fry | ||
| 2022 | Self | |
| Isobel Merton | ||
| Hester Leggett | ||
| 2020 | Vivian | |
| Older Alice | ||
| 2019 | Isobel Merton | |
| Anne | ||
| 2018 | Denise Austin | |
| Amelia Maugery | ||
| 2017 | Helen | |
| 2016 | Pauline | |
| The Queen | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2015 | Jean Ainslie | |
| 2013 | Delia | |
| Lady Mary Murray | ||
| 2012 | Peggy Robertson | |
| Jean Ainslie | ||
| 2011 | Mrs Beddows | |
| 2010 | Isobel Merton | |
| Self | ||
| 2009 | B.Q. | |
| 2008 | Mary | |
| 2007 | Jean | |
| Julie | ||
| Barbara Poole | ||
| 2006 | Mrs. Bibby | |
| Eleanor Hewett | ||
| Mrs. Gardiner | ||
| N/A | ||
| Harriet Jones | ||
| Daisy Langrish | ||
| 2004 | Barbara | |
| 2003 | Ruth | |
| N/A | ||
| Celia Welch | ||
| 2001 | Janet Stone | |
| Monica Gossage | ||
| Princess Mary Louise Victoria | ||
| Heather Graham | ||
| 2000 | N/A | |
| Old Woman | ||
| 1999 | Mrs. Hamley | |
| Aunt Melbourne | ||
| Delfina / Paulina | ||
| 1998 | White Queen | |
| N/A | ||
| 1995 | Beth | |
| Lady Ottoline Morrell | ||
| Barbara Watkins | ||
| 1994 | Hester Collyer | |
| 1993 | Homily | |
| Homily | ||
| Marion French | ||
| 1992 | Homily | |
| N/A | ||
| Patricia Fulford | ||
| 1991 | Beth | |
| 1988 | Rosemary | |
| 1987 | Wendy Woods | |
| 1986 | Pat Garden | |
| 1985 | N/A | |
| 1984 | Alice Singleton | |
| N/A | ||
| 1982 | Beatrix Potter | |
| Regan | ||
| 1981 | Virginia Carlion | |
| Desdemona | ||
| Sonia | ||
| 1980 | Helen | |
| 1978 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| 1977 | Annie | |
| Mrs. Wilton | ||
| 1975 | Self - Narrator | |
| Regan | ||
| 1972 | Vivie Warren | |
| 1970 | Virginia Carlion | |
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
