10.0
10.0
Landscape
1995
as Beth
Penelope Wilton
Also known as: Dame Penelope Alice Wilton
Acting
Born:June 3, 1946(age 80)
Birthplace:Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Nationality:United Kingdom
Education:Drama Centre London
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CommunityBiography
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 (57 movies)
10.0
10.0
Brexit Shorts: The End
2017
as Helen
8.1
8.1
Pride & Prejudice
2005
as Mrs. Gardiner
8.0
8.0
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
2022
as Self
8.0
8.0
The Whistle-Blower
2001
as Heather Graham
7.6
7.6
Victoria & Albert
2001
as Princess Mary Louise Victoria
7.5
7.5
Shaun of the Dead
2004
as Barbara
7.5
7.5
Summerland
2020
as Older Alice
7.4
7.4
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
2018
as Amelia Maugery
7.4
7.4
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
as Isobel Crawley
7.4
7.4
Match Point
2005
as Eleanor Hewett
7.2
7.2
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
as Isobel Merton
7.2
7.2
Falling
2005
as Daisy Langrish
7.1
7.1
Downton Abbey
2019
as Isobel Merton
7.1
7.1
Belle
2013
as Lady Mary Murray
7.0
7.0
Country
1981
as Virginia Carlion
7.0
7.0
Talking Heads 2
1998
7.0
7.0
Cry Freedom
1987
as Wendy Woods
7.0
7.0
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012
as Jean Ainslie
6.8
6.8
Half Broken Things
2007
as Jean
6.7
6.7
Zoo
2018
as Denise Austin
6.6
6.6
The History Boys
2006
as Mrs. Bibby
6.6
6.6
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
2023
as Maureen Fry
6.5
6.5
Calendar Girls
2003
as Ruth
6.5
6.5
Operation Mincemeat
2022
as Hester Leggett
6.4
6.4
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
as Jean Ainslie
6.4
6.4
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
as Sonia
6.4
6.4
Iris
2001
as Janet Stone
6.3
6.3
Celebration
2007
as Julie
6.3
6.3
The BFG
2016
as The Queen
6.2
6.2
Clockwise
1986
as Pat Garden
6.2
6.2
Othello
1981
as Desdemona
6.2
6.2
Eternal Beauty
2020
as Vivian
6.1
6.1
Carrington
1995
as Lady Ottoline Morrell
6.1
6.1
The Girl
2012
as Peggy Robertson
6.0
6.0
King Lear
1982
as Regan
5.9
5.9
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999
as Aunt Melbourne
5.5
5.5
Margot
2009
as B.Q.
5.3
5.3
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992
as Patricia Fulford
5.1
5.1
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998
as White Queen
5.0
5.0
Laughterhouse
1984
as Alice Singleton
4.8
4.8
Joseph Andrews
1977
as Mrs. Wilton
4.8
4.8
Rockaby
2000
as Old Woman
3.8
3.8
The Secret Rapture
1993
as Marion French
1.0
1.0
The Deep Blue Sea
1994
as Hester Collyer
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
1999
as Delfina / Paulina
Mrs. Warren's Profession
1972
as Vivie Warren
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
2010
as Self
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Visitation
TBA
Pasmore
1980
as Helen
King Lear
1975
as Regan
Lucky Jim
2003
as Celia Welch
Able's Will
1977
as Journalist
Fing!
TBA
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025
as Self
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
1983
as Beatrix Potter
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