Penelope Wilton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 3, 1946
- Birthplace
- Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Visitation 2027
Actor
FING! 2027
as Nanny
The Twelfth Night Reunion 2026
as Self - Performer
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale 2025
as Self
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 2025
as Isobel Merton
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry 2023
as Maureen Fry
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure 2022
as Self
Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022
as Isobel Merton
Operation Mincemeat 2022
as Hester Leggett
Eternal Beauty 2020
as Vivian
Summerland 2020
as Older Alice
Downton Abbey 2019
as Isobel Merton
Zoo 2018
as Denise Austin
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society 2018
as Amelia Maugery
Brexit Shorts: The End 2017
as Helen
The BFG 2016
as The Queen
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film 2016
as Narrator (voice)
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2015
as Jean Ainslie
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage 2013
as Delia
Belle 2013
as Lady Mary Murray
The Girl 2012
as Peggy Robertson
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2012
as Jean Ainslie
Harold Pinter: A Celebration 2010
as Self
Margot 2009
as B.Q.
Half Broken Things 2007
as Jean
Celebration 2007
as Julie
The History Boys 2006
as Mrs. Bibby
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion 2005
as Harriet Jones
Match Point 2005
as Eleanor Hewett
Pride & Prejudice 2005
as Mrs. Gardiner
Falling 2005
as Daisy Langrish
Shaun of the Dead 2004
as Barbara
Calendar Girls 2003
as Ruth
More Great Comedy Moments 2003
as Ann Bryce (archive footage)
Lucky Jim 2003
as Celia Welch
Iris 2001
as Janet Stone
Victoria & Albert 2001
as Princess Mary Louise Victoria
The Whistle-Blower 2001
as Heather Graham
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings 2000
as Mrs. Cratchit
Rockaby 2000
as Old Woman
Tom's Midnight Garden 1999
as Aunt Melbourne
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka 1999
as Delfina / Paulina
Alice Through the Looking Glass 1998
as White Queen
Talking Heads 2 1998
Actor
- Landscape
Landscape 1995
as Beth
Carrington 1995
as Lady Ottoline Morrell
The Deep Blue Sea 1994
as Hester Collyer
The Secret Rapture 1993
as Marion French
Blame It on the Bellboy 1992
as Patricia Fulford
Cry Freedom 1987
as Wendy Woods
Clockwise 1986
as Pat Garden
Laughterhouse 1984
as Alice Singleton
The Tale of Beatrix Potter 1983
as Beatrix Potter
King Lear 1982
as Regan
Country 1981
as Virginia Carlion
Othello 1981
as Desdemona
The French Lieutenant's Woman 1981
as Sonia
Pasmore 1980
as Helen
Able's Will 1977
as Journalist
Joseph Andrews 1977
as Mrs. Wilton
King Lear 1975
as Regan
Mrs. Warren's Profession 1972
as Vivie Warren
- The Sullens Sisters
The Sullens Sisters 1972
as Rachel Sullens
Credits from TMDB.