Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton

Acting

Born June 3, 1946 · 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…

Known for

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

2010

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

2005

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

1978

After Life

After Life

2019

Acting(90)

2025Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleIsobel Merton

2025Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand FinaleSelf

2024Dead HotFrancine

2023Murder Is EasyMiss Pinkerton

2023The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold FryMaureen Fry

2022Judi Dench: Our National TreasureSelf

2022Remembers…

2022Downton Abbey: A New EraIsobel Merton

2022Operation MincemeatHester Leggett

2020Eternal BeautyVivian

2020SummerlandOlder Alice

2019Downton AbbeyIsobel Merton

2019After LifeAnne

2018ZooDenise Austin

2018The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie SocietyAmelia Maugery

2017Brexit Shorts: The EndHelen

2016Brief EncountersPauline

2016The BFGThe Queen

2016All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on FilmNarrator (voice)

2015The Second Best Exotic Marigold HotelJean Ainslie

2013National Theatre Live: 50 Years on StageDelia

2013BelleLady Mary Murray

2012The GirlPeggy Robertson

2012The Best Exotic Marigold HotelJean Ainslie

2011South RidingMrs Beddows

2010Downton AbbeyIsobel Merton

2010Harold Pinter: A CelebrationSelf

2008The PassionMary

2007Half Broken ThingsJean

2007CelebrationJulie

2007Five DaysBarbara Poole

2006The History BoysMrs. Bibby

2005Match PointEleanor Hewett

2005Pride & PrejudiceMrs. Gardiner

2005FallingDaisy Langrish

2004Shaun of the DeadBarbara

2003Calendar GirlsRuth

2003Comedy Connections

2003Lucky JimCelia Welch

2001IrisJanet Stone

2001Bob & RoseMonica Gossage

2001Victoria & AlbertPrincess Mary Louise Victoria

2001The Whistle-BlowerHeather Graham

2000Victoria Wood with All the TrimmingsMrs. Cratchit

2000RockabyOld Woman

1999Wives and DaughtersMrs Hamley

1999Tom's Midnight GardenAunt Melbourne

1999The Strange Case of Delfina PotockaDelfina / Paulina

1998Alice Through the Looking GlassWhite Queen

1998Talking Heads 2

1995LandscapeBeth

1995CarringtonLady Ottoline Morrell

1995Kavanagh Q.C.Barbara Watkins

1994The Deep Blue SeaHester Collyer

1993The Return of the BorrowersHomily

1993The Secret RaptureMarion French

1992The BorrowersHomily

1992Blame It on the BellboyPatricia Fulford

1991PerformanceBeth

19894 PlayJulia

1988Talking HeadsRosemary

1987Cry FreedomWendy Woods

1986ClockwisePat Garden

1985C.A.T.S. Eyes

1984LaughterhouseAlice Singleton

1984Ever Decreasing Circles

1983The Tale of Beatrix PotterBeatrix Potter

1982The Tale of Beatrix PotterBeatrix Potter

1982King LearRegan

1981CountryVirginia Carlion

1981OthelloDesdemona

1981The French Lieutenant's WomanSonia

1980PasmoreHelen

1978An Audience with...Self

1977Able's WillJournalist

1977The Norman ConquestsAnnie

1977Joseph AndrewsMrs. Wilton

1975King LearRegan

1973The Pearcross GirlsAnna Pearcross / Helen Charlesworth / Julia Pearcross / Lottie Merchant

1972Mrs. Warren's ProfessionVivie Warren

1972The Sullens SistersRachel Sullens

1972Country MattersRachel Sullens

1970Play for TodayVirginia Carlion

1965BBC Play of the MonthRegan

Mavis EcclestonMavis Eccleston

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