Penelope Wilton
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.
Shaun of the Dead
(Barbara)
Visitation
Clockwise
(Pat Garden)
Iris
(Janet Stone)
The History Boys
(Mrs. Bibby)
Calendar Girls
(Ruth)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
(Sonia)
Cry Freedom
(Wendy Woods)
Blame It on the Bellboy
(Patricia Fulford)
Joseph Andrews
(Mrs. Wilton)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
(White Queen)
Carrington
(Lady Ottoline Morrell)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
(Jean Ainslie)
Laughterhouse
(Alice Singleton)
Tom's Midnight Garden
(Aunt Melbourne)
Rockaby
(Old Woman)
Brexit Shorts: The End
(Helen)
The Girl
(Peggy Robertson)
Landscape
(Beth)
Belle
(Lady Mary Murray)
Victoria & Albert
(Princess Mary Louise Victoria)
The Secret Rapture
(Marion French)
Match Point
(Eleanor Hewett)
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
(Narrator (voice))
The Deep Blue Sea
(Hester Collyer)
King Lear
(Regan)
Country
(Virginia Carlion)
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
(Jean Ainslie)
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
(Self)
Talking Heads 2
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
(Mrs. Cratchit)
Falling
(Daisy Langrish)
Celebration
(Julie)
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
(Isobel Merton)
The BFG
(The Queen)
Lucky Jim
(Celia Welch)
The Whistle-Blower
(Heather Graham)
Half Broken Things
(Jean)
Margot
(B.Q.)
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
(Delia)
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
(Self)
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
(Amelia Maugery)
Zoo
(Denise Austin)
Summerland
(Older Alice)
Eternal Beauty
(Vivian)
Downton Abbey
(Isobel Merton)
Othello
(Desdemona)
King Lear
(Regan)
Operation Mincemeat
(Hester Leggett)
Pride & Prejudice
(Mrs. Gardiner)
Mrs. Warren's Profession
(Vivie Warren)
Pasmore
(Helen)
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
(Delfina / Paulina)
Downton Abbey: A New Era
(Isobel Merton)
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
(Maureen Fry)
Able's Will
(Journalist)
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
(Beatrix Potter)
Fing!
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
(Self)
Ever Decreasing Circles
Comedy Connections
C.A.T.S. Eyes
Five Days
(Barbara Poole)
Bob & Rose
(Monica Gossage)
The Return of the Borrowers
(Homily)
The Passion
(Mary)
Screaming
Downton Abbey
(Isobel Merton)
Doctor Who
The Borrowers
(Homily)
Doctor Who
(Harriet Jones)
Performance
(Beth)
South Riding
(Mrs Beddows)
Talking Heads
(Rosemary)
Brief Encounters
(Pauline)
Murder Is Easy
(Miss Pinkerton)
An Audience with...
(Self)
Kavanagh Q.C.
(Barbara Watkins)
The Norman Conquests
(Annie)
Wives and Daughters
(Mrs. Hamley)
Dead Hot
(Francine)
After Life
(Anne)
Play for Today
(Virginia Carlion)
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
(Beatrix Potter)
Performance
(Hester Collyer)
BBC Play of the Month
(Regan)