1946-06-03 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. 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.
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale | Isobel Crawley | 2025-09-10 |
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | Maureen Fry | 2023-04-27 |
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Operation Mincemeat | Hester Leggett | 2022-04-01 |
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Downton Abbey: A New Era | Isobel Merton | 2022-04-27 |
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Judi Dench: Our National Treasure | Self | 2022-07-15 |
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Eternal Beauty | Vivian | 2020-08-21 |
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Summerland | Older Alice | 2020-07-24 |
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Downton Abbey | Isobel Merton | 2019-09-12 |
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The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society | Amelia Maugery | 2018-04-19 |
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Zoo | Denise Austin | 2018-06-08 |
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Brexit Shorts: The End | Helen | 2017-06-26 |
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The BFG | The Queen | 2016-06-01 |
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All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film | Narrator (voice) | 2016-04-24 |
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Jean Ainslie | 2015-02-26 |
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Belle | Lady Mary Murray | 2013-05-01 |
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National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage | Delia | 2013-11-02 |
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The Girl | Peggy Robertson | 2012-10-22 |
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Jean Ainslie | 2012-02-23 |
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Harold Pinter: A Celebration | Self | 2010-01-24 |
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Margot | B.Q. | 2009-11-30 |
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Half Broken Things | Jean | 2007-10-28 |
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Celebration | Julie | 2007-02-26 |
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The History Boys | Mrs. Bibby | 2006-10-02 |
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Pride & Prejudice | Mrs. Gardiner | 2005-09-16 |
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Falling | Daisy Langrish | 2005-03-06 |
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Match Point | Eleanor Hewett | 2005-10-26 |
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Shaun of the Dead | Barbara | 2004-04-09 |
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Lucky Jim | Celia Welch | 2003-04-11 |
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Calendar Girls | Ruth | 2003-09-02 |
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Victoria & Albert | Princess Mary Louise Victoria | 2001-08-26 |
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The Whistle-Blower | Heather Graham | 2001-04-14 |
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Iris | Janet Stone | 2001-12-14 |
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Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings | Mrs. Cratchit | 2000-12-25 |
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Rockaby | Old Woman | 2000-01-01 |
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The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka | Delfina / Paulina | 1999-01-01 |
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Tom's Midnight Garden | Aunt Melbourne | 1999-07-02 |
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Alice Through the Looking Glass | White Queen | 1998-12-26 |
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Talking Heads 2 | 1998-10-06 | |
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Carrington | Lady Ottoline Morrell | 1995-05-25 |
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Landscape | Beth | 1995-10-21 |
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The Deep Blue Sea | Hester Collyer | 1994-11-12 |
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The Secret Rapture | Marion French | 1993-09-12 |
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Blame It on the Bellboy | Patricia Fulford | 1992-01-24 |
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Cry Freedom | Wendy Woods | 1987-11-06 |
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Clockwise | Pat Garden | 1986-03-01 |
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Laughterhouse | Alice Singleton | 1984-09-01 |
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The Tale of Beatrix Potter | Beatrix Potter | 1983-01-01 |
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King Lear | Regan | 1982-09-19 |
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Country | Virginia Carlion | 1981-10-20 |
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The French Lieutenant's Woman | Sonia | 1981-08-28 |
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Othello | Desdemona | 1981-10-04 |
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Pasmore | Helen | 1980-10-21 |
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Joseph Andrews | Mrs. Wilton | 1977-03-09 |
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Able's Will | Journalist | 1977-10-05 |
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King Lear | Regan | 1975-03-23 |
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Mrs. Warren's Profession | Vivie Warren | 1972-10-03 |
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