Penny Downie
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
1 Jan 1954
Age
72 Years
Born In
Queensland, Australia
Total Projects
53
Years Active
45 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.0 ★
Overview
Penny Downie is an Australian actress known for her stage and television appearances in the United Kingdom. From 2017 until 2021 she played Ellen in the British TV sitcom Back. She plays the US ambassador’s house manager Frances Munning in the 2023 Netflix political thriller series The Diplomat.
Known For
Filmography
movie
The Jester from Transylvania
The Jester from Transylvania
as Mrs. Pennington
tv
The Diplomat
The Diplomat
as Frances Munning
tv
The Chelsea Detective
The Chelsea Detective
as Hilary Carmichael
tv
Whitstable Pearl
Whitstable Pearl
as Izzy
movie
Breathe
Breathe
as Tid
tv
Absentia
Absentia
as Valerie Chandris
tv
Back
Back
as Ellen
movie
Jackie
Jackie
as Janet Lee
tv
The Crown
The Crown
as Duchess of Gloucester
tv
Houdini & Doyle
Houdini & Doyle
as Mrs. Sulzbach
movie
London Has Fallen
London Has Fallen
as Home Secretary Rose Kenter
tv
Father Brown
Father Brown
as Rev. Mother Augustine
tv
Ripper Street
Ripper Street
as Flora Gable
movie
W.E.
W.E.
as Dr. Vargas
tv
Vera
Vera
as Veronica
tv
Silk
Silk
as Helen Guthrie
tv
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
as Lady Sinderby
movie
Hamlet
Hamlet
as Gertrude
movie
Invictus
Invictus
as Mrs. Pienaar
tv
New Street Law
New Street Law
as Honor Scammel
movie
All About George
All About George
as Evelyn
tv
All About George
All About George
as Evelyn
movie
The Girl in the Café
The Girl in the Café
as Ruth
movie
Falling
Falling
as Hazel Kent
movie
Murder in Rome
Murder in Rome
as Caecilia
movie
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
as Judith Massingham
tv
Murder in Suburbia
Murder in Suburbia
as Zenith
movie
Byron
Byron
as Lady Judith Milbanke
movie
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
as Self - Narrator
tv
Byron
Byron
as Lady Judith Milbanke
tv
Spooks
Spooks
as Prosecution QC
tv
The Cazalets
The Cazalets
as Sid
tv
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
as Bonnie Yorke
movie
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
as Judy Trenor
movie
Lost for Words
Lost for Words
as Aileen Longden
movie
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
as Katerina
tv
A Certain Justice
A Certain Justice
as Venetia Aldridge
movie
Food of Love
Food of Love
as Mary
tv
The Ice House
The Ice House
as Phoebe Maybury
tv
Madson
Madson
as Anderton
tv
Kavanagh Q.C.
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Mrs. Rosalind McEnery
movie
Paradise
Paradise
as Linda
tv
Stanley and the Women
Stanley and the Women
as Susan Duke
movie
Ex
Ex
as Sheila
tv
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Frances Cloade
tv
A Taste for Death
A Taste for Death
as Kate Miskin
movie
Lionheart
Lionheart
as Madelaine
tv
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
as Nurse Wendy Hazlitt
movie
Wetherby
Wetherby
as Chrissie
tv
Dalgliesh
Dalgliesh
as Kate Miskin
movie
Crosstalk
Crosstalk
as Cindy
tv
Timewatch
Timewatch
as Caecilia
tv
Minder
Minder
as Dee Rogers