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
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Isobel Merton
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Isobel Merton
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
as Self
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
as Self
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
as Maureen Fry
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
as Maureen Fry
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Isobel Merton
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Isobel Merton
Operation Mincemeat
as Hester Leggett
Operation Mincemeat
as Hester Leggett
Eternal Beauty
as Vivian
Eternal Beauty
as Vivian
Downton Abbey
as Isobel Merton
Downton Abbey
as Isobel Merton
Zoo
as Denise Austin
Zoo
as Denise Austin
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
as Amelia Maugery
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
as Amelia Maugery
The BFG
as The Queen
The BFG
as The Queen
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
as Narrator (voice)
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
as Narrator (voice)
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Jean Ainslie
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Jean Ainslie
Belle
as Lady Mary Murray
Belle
as Lady Mary Murray
The Girl
as Peggy Robertson
The Girl
as Peggy Robertson
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Jean Ainslie
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Jean Ainslie
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
as Self
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
as Self
Margot
as B.Q.
Margot
as B.Q.
Half Broken Things
as Jean
Half Broken Things
as Jean
The History Boys
as Mrs. Bibby
The History Boys
as Mrs. Bibby
Match Point
as Eleanor Hewett
Match Point
as Eleanor Hewett
Pride & Prejudice
as Mrs. Gardiner
Pride & Prejudice
as Mrs. Gardiner
Falling
as Daisy Langrish
Falling
as Daisy Langrish
Calendar Girls
as Ruth
Calendar Girls
as Ruth
Lucky Jim
as Celia Welch
Lucky Jim
as Celia Welch
Iris
as Janet Stone
Iris
as Janet Stone
Victoria & Albert
as Princess Mary Louise Victoria
Victoria & Albert
as Princess Mary Louise Victoria
The Whistle-Blower
as Heather Graham
The Whistle-Blower
as Heather Graham
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Mrs. Cratchit
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Mrs. Cratchit
Rockaby
as Old Woman
Rockaby
as Old Woman
Tom's Midnight Garden
as Aunt Melbourne
Tom's Midnight Garden
as Aunt Melbourne
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
as Delfina / Paulina
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
as Delfina / Paulina
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as White Queen
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as White Queen
Talking Heads 2
Talking Heads 2
Landscape
as Beth
Landscape
as Beth
Carrington
as Lady Ottoline Morrell
Carrington
as Lady Ottoline Morrell
The Deep Blue Sea
as Hester Collyer
The Deep Blue Sea
as Hester Collyer
The Secret Rapture
as Marion French
The Secret Rapture
as Marion French
Blame It on the Bellboy
as Patricia Fulford
Blame It on the Bellboy
as Patricia Fulford
Cry Freedom
as Wendy Woods
Cry Freedom
as Wendy Woods
Clockwise
as Pat Garden
Clockwise
as Pat Garden
Laughterhouse
as Alice Singleton
Laughterhouse
as Alice Singleton
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
as Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
as Beatrix Potter
King Lear
as Regan
King Lear
as Regan
Country
as Virginia Carlion
Country
as Virginia Carlion
Othello
as Desdemona
Othello
as Desdemona
The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Sonia
The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Sonia
Pasmore
as Helen
Pasmore
as Helen
Able's Will
as Journalist
Able's Will
as Journalist
Joseph Andrews
as Mrs. Wilton
Joseph Andrews
as Mrs. Wilton
King Lear
as Regan
King Lear
as Regan
Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Vivie Warren
Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Vivie Warren
The Sullens Sisters
as Rachel Sullens
The Sullens Sisters
as Rachel Sullens
Visitation
Visitation