Birthday:
Jun 03, 1946
Place of Birth: Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Place of Birth: Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton (b. 1946) is a common name in British Theatre for which she has been nominated for the Laurence Oliver Award several times. Furthermore, she is a known name for all her work in British Television as well, most recently as a consistent part of 'Downton Abbey' on ITV.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Shaun of the Dead | Barbara | 2004 |
| Visitation | 1970 | |
| Clockwise | Pat Garden | 1986 |
| The History Boys | Mrs. Bibby | 2006 |
| Iris | Janet Stone | 2001 |
| Calendar Girls | Ruth | 2003 |
| The French Lieutenant's Woman | Sonia | 1981 |
| Cry Freedom | Wendy Woods | 1987 |
| Blame It on the Bellboy | Patricia Fulford | 1992 |
| Joseph Andrews | Mrs. Wilton | 1977 |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | White Queen | 1998 |
| Carrington | Lady Ottoline Morrell | 1995 |
| The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Jean Ainslie | 2012 |
| Laughterhouse | Alice Singleton | 1984 |
| Tom's Midnight Garden | Aunt Melbourne | 1999 |
| Rockaby | Old Woman | 2000 |
| Brexit Shorts: The End | Helen | 2017 |
| The Girl | Peggy Robertson | 2012 |
| Landscape | Beth | 1995 |
| Belle | Lady Mary Murray | 2013 |
| Victoria & Albert | Princess Mary Louise Victoria | 2001 |
| The Secret Rapture | Marion French | 1993 |
| Match Point | Eleanor Hewett | 2005 |
| All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film | Narrator (voice) | 2016 |
| The Deep Blue Sea | Hester Collyer | 1994 |
| King Lear | Regan | 1975 |
| Country | Virginia Carlion | 1981 |
| The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Jean Ainslie | 2015 |
| Judi Dench: Our National Treasure | Self | 2022 |
| Talking Heads 2 | 1998 | |
| Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings | Mrs. Cratchit | 2000 |
| Falling | Daisy Langrish | 2005 |
| Celebration | Julie | 2007 |
| Downton Abbey 3 | Isobel Crawley | 2025 |
| The BFG | The Queen | 2016 |
| Lucky Jim | Celia Welch | 2003 |
| The Whistle-Blower | Heather Graham | 2001 |
| Half Broken Things | Jean | 2007 |
| Margot | B.Q. | 2009 |
| National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage | Delia | 2013 |
| Harold Pinter: A Celebration | Self | 2010 |
| The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society | Amelia Maugery | 2018 |
| Zoo | Denise Austin | 2018 |
| Summerland | Older Alice | 2020 |
| Eternal Beauty | Vivian | 2020 |
| Downton Abbey | Isobel Merton | 2019 |
| Othello | Desdemona | 1981 |
| King Lear | Regan | 1982 |
| Operation Mincemeat | Hester Leggett | 2022 |
| Pride & Prejudice | Mrs. Gardiner | 2005 |
| Mrs. Warren's Profession | Vivie Warren | 1972 |
| Pasmore | Helen | 1980 |
| The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka | Delfina / Paulina | 1999 |
| Downton Abbey: A New Era | Isobel Merton | 2022 |
| The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | Maureen Fry | 2023 |
| Able's Will | Journalist | 1977 |
| The Tale of Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter | 1983 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Ever Decreasing Circles | 1984 | |
| Comedy Connections | 2003 | |
| C.A.T.S. Eyes | 1985 | |
| Five Days | Barbara Poole | 2007 |
| Bob & Rose | Monica Gossage | 2001 |
| The Return of the Borrowers | Homily | 1993 |
| The Passion | Mary | 2008 |
| BBC Television Shakespeare | 1978 | |
| Screaming | 1992 | |
| Downton Abbey | Isobel Merton | 2010 |
| Doctor Who | 2005 | |
| The Borrowers | Homily | 1992 |
| Doctor Who | Harriet Jones | 2005 |
| Performance | Beth | 1991 |
| South Riding | Mrs Beddows | 2011 |
| Talking Heads | Rosemary | 1988 |
| Brief Encounters | Pauline | 2016 |
| Murder Is Easy | Miss Pinkerton | 2023 |
| An Audience with... | Self | 1978 |
| Kavanagh Q.C. | Barbara Watkins | 1995 |
| The Norman Conquests | Annie | 1977 |
| Arena | Self - Narrator | 1975 |
| Wives and Daughters | Mrs. Hamley | 1999 |
| Dead Hot | Francine | 2024 |
| After Life | Anne | 2019 |
| Play for Today | Virginia Carlion | 1970 |
| The Tale of Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter | 1982 |
