Acting
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.
Filmography
FING!
Film · 2027
The Twelfth Night Reunion
Film · 2026
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Film · 2025
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Film · 2025
Dead Hot
Series · 2024
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Film · 2023
Murder Is Easy
Series · 2023
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
Film · 2022
Operation Mincemeat
Film · 2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Film · 2022
Remembers…
Series · 2022
Summerland
Film · 2020
Eternal Beauty
Film · 2020
Downton Abbey
Film · 2019
After Life
Series · 2019
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
Film · 2018
Zoo
Film · 2018
Brexit Shorts: The End
Film · 2017
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
Film · 2016
The BFG
Film · 2016
Brief Encounters
Series · 2016
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Film · 2015
Belle
Film · 2013
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Film · 2013
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Film · 2012
The Girl
Film · 2012
South Riding
Series · 2011
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Film · 2010
Downton Abbey
Series · 2010
Margot
Film · 2009
The Passion
Series · 2008
Celebration
Film · 2007
Half Broken Things
Film · 2007
Five Days
Series · 2007
The History Boys
Film · 2006
Match Point
Film · 2005
Falling
Film · 2005
Pride & Prejudice
Film · 2005
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
Film · 2005
Doctor Who
Series · 2005
Doctor Who
Series · 2005
Shaun of the Dead
Film · 2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
Series · 2004
Calendar Girls
Film · 2003
Lucky Jim
Film · 2003
Comedy Connections
Series · 2003
Iris
Film · 2001
Victoria & Albert
Film · 2001
The Whistle-Blower
Film · 2001
Bob & Rose
Series · 2001
Rockaby
Film · 2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Film · 2000
Tom's Midnight Garden
Film · 1999
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
Film · 1999
Wives and Daughters
Series · 1999
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Film · 1998
Talking Heads 2
Film · 1998
Carrington
Film · 1995
Landscape
Film · 1995
Kavanagh Q.C.
Series · 1995
The Deep Blue Sea
Film · 1994
The Secret Rapture
Film · 1993
The Return of the Borrowers
Series · 1993
Blame It on the Bellboy
Film · 1992
Screaming
Series · 1992
The Borrowers
Series · 1992
Performance
Series · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
4 Play
Series · 1989
Talking Heads
Series · 1988
Cry Freedom
Film · 1987
Clockwise
Film · 1986
C.A.T.S. Eyes
Series · 1985
Laughterhouse
Film · 1984
Ever Decreasing Circles
Series · 1984
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
Film · 1983
King Lear
Film · 1982
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
Series · 1982
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Film · 1981
Country
Film · 1981
Othello
Film · 1981
Pasmore
Film · 1980
An Audience with...
Series · 1978
Joseph Andrews
Film · 1977
Able's Will
Film · 1977
The Norman Conquests
Series · 1977
King Lear
Film · 1975
The Pearcross Girls
Series · 1973
The Song of Songs
Series · 1973
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Film · 1972
The Sullens Sisters
Film · 1972
Country Matters
Series · 1972
Play for Today
Series · 1970
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
Visitation
Film
Mavis Eccleston
Series