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FING!
2027
Penelope Wilton
Acting
Born June 3, 1946Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
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.
Movies
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The Twelfth Night Reunion
2026
7.1
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
2.5
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025
6.6
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
2023
8.0
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
2022
7.2
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
6.5
Operation Mincemeat
2022
6.2
Eternal Beauty
2020
7.5
Summerland
2020
7.2
Downton Abbey
2019
6.7
Zoo
2018
7.4
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
2018
10.0
Brexit Shorts: The End
2017
6.3
The BFG
2016
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All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
2016
6.4
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
6.2
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013
7.1
Belle
2013
6.1
The Girl
2012
7.0
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012
8.0
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
2010
5.5
Margot
2009
6.5
Half Broken Things
2007
6.3
Celebration
2007
6.6
The History Boys
2006
8.5
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
2005
7.4
Match Point
2005
8.1
Pride & Prejudice
2005
7.9
Falling
2005
7.5
Shaun of the Dead
2004
6.5
Calendar Girls
2003
7.0
Lucky Jim
2003
6.4
Iris
2001
7.6
Victoria & Albert
2001
7.8
The Whistle-Blower
2001
7.0
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
5.1
Rockaby
2000
6.1
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999
10.0
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
1999
5.2
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998
8.5
Talking Heads 2
1998
Landscape
10.0
Landscape
1995
6.2
Carrington
1995
5.0
The Deep Blue Sea
1994
4.8
The Secret Rapture
1993
5.4
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992
7.0
Cry Freedom
1987
6.2
Clockwise
1986
5.8
Laughterhouse
1984
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The Tale of Beatrix Potter
1983
6.5
King Lear
1982
7.5
Country
1981
6.7
Othello
1981
6.5
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
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Pasmore
1980
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Able's Will
1977
5.4
Joseph Andrews
1977
10.0
King Lear
1975
9.0
Mrs. Warren's Profession
1972
The Sullens Sisters
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The Sullens Sisters
1972
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Visitation
TV Shows
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Dead Hot
5.2
Murder Is Easy
7.0
Remembers…
7.9
After Life
6.7
Brief Encounters
6.9
South Riding
8.1
Downton Abbey
5.3
The Passion
5.8
Five Days
7.6
Doctor Who
7.6
Doctor Who
7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
6.5
Comedy Connections
6.0
Bob & Rose
7.3
Wives and Daughters
7.3
Kavanagh Q.C.
The Return of the Borrowers
7.0
The Return of the Borrowers
6.7
The Borrowers
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Screaming
6.3
Performance
6.3
Performance
4 Play
7.0
4 Play
6.7
Talking Heads
6.0
C.A.T.S. Eyes
7.5
Ever Decreasing Circles
8.0
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
5.3
An Audience with...
6.3
The Norman Conquests
0.0
The Song of Songs
The Pearcross Girls
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The Pearcross Girls
4.6
Country Matters
6.6
Play for Today
5.2
BBC Play of the Month
Mavis Eccleston
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