Penelope Wilton
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
3 Jun 1946
Age
80 Years
Born In
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Total Projects
90
Years Active
61 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
movie
Fing!
Fing!
movie
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Isobel Merton
movie
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
as Self
tv
Dead Hot
Dead Hot
as Francine
tv
Murder Is Easy
Murder Is Easy
as Miss Pinkerton
movie
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
as Maureen Fry
movie
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
as Self
tv
Remembers…
Remembers…
movie
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Isobel Merton
movie
Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat
as Hester Leggett
movie
Eternal Beauty
Eternal Beauty
as Vivian
movie
Summerland
Summerland
as Older Alice
movie
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
as Isobel Merton
tv
After Life
After Life
as Anne
movie
Zoo
Zoo
as Denise Austin
movie
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
as Amelia Maugery
movie
Brexit Shorts: The End
Brexit Shorts: The End
as Helen
tv
Brief Encounters
Brief Encounters
as Pauline
movie
The BFG
The BFG
as The Queen
movie
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
as Narrator (voice)
movie
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Jean Ainslie
movie
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
as Delia
movie
Belle
Belle
as Lady Mary Murray
movie
The Girl
The Girl
as Peggy Robertson
movie
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Jean Ainslie
tv
South Riding
South Riding
as Mrs Beddows
tv
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
as Isobel Merton
movie
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
as Self
movie
Margot
Margot
as B.Q.
tv
The Passion
The Passion
as Mary
movie
Half Broken Things
Half Broken Things
as Jean
movie
Celebration
Celebration
as Julie
tv
Five Days
Five Days
as Barbara Poole
movie
The History Boys
The History Boys
as Mrs. Bibby
movie
Match Point
Match Point
as Eleanor Hewett
movie
Pride & Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice
as Mrs. Gardiner
tv
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
tv
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Harriet Jones
movie
Falling
Falling
as Daisy Langrish
movie
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
as Barbara
movie
Calendar Girls
Calendar Girls
as Ruth
tv
Comedy Connections
Comedy Connections
movie
Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim
as Celia Welch
movie
Iris
Iris
as Janet Stone
tv
Bob & Rose
Bob & Rose
as Monica Gossage
movie
Victoria & Albert
Victoria & Albert
as Princess Mary Louise Victoria
movie
The Whistle-Blower
The Whistle-Blower
as Heather Graham
movie
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Mrs. Cratchit
movie
Rockaby
Rockaby
as Old Woman
tv
Wives and Daughters
Wives and Daughters
as Mrs Hamley
movie
Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden
as Aunt Melbourne
movie
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
as Delfina / Paulina
movie
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as White Queen
movie
Talking Heads 2
Talking Heads 2
movie
Landscape
Landscape
as Beth
movie
Carrington
Carrington
as Lady Ottoline Morrell
tv
Kavanagh Q.C.
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Barbara Watkins
movie
The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea
as Hester Collyer
tv
The Return of the Borrowers
The Return of the Borrowers
as Homily
movie
The Secret Rapture
The Secret Rapture
as Marion French
tv
The Borrowers
The Borrowers
as Homily
tv
Screaming
Screaming
movie
Blame It on the Bellboy
Blame It on the Bellboy
as Patricia Fulford
tv
Performance
Performance
as Beth
tv
Performance
Performance
as Hester Collyer
tv
Talking Heads
Talking Heads
as Rosemary
movie
Cry Freedom
Cry Freedom
as Wendy Woods
movie
Clockwise
Clockwise
as Pat Garden
tv
C.A.T.S. Eyes
C.A.T.S. Eyes
movie
Laughterhouse
Laughterhouse
as Alice Singleton
tv
Ever Decreasing Circles
Ever Decreasing Circles
movie
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
as Beatrix Potter
tv
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
as Beatrix Potter
movie
King Lear
King Lear
as Regan
movie
Country
Country
as Virginia Carlion
movie
Othello
Othello
as Desdemona
movie
The French Lieutenant's Woman
The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Sonia
movie
Pasmore
Pasmore
as Helen
tv
An Audience with...
An Audience with...
as Self
movie
Able's Will
Able's Will
as Journalist
tv
The Norman Conquests
The Norman Conquests
as Annie
movie
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
as Mrs. Wilton
movie
King Lear
King Lear
as Regan
movie
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Vivie Warren
movie
The Sullens Sisters
The Sullens Sisters
as Rachel Sullens
tv
Country Matters
Country Matters
as Rachel Sullens
tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Virginia Carlion
tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Regan
movie
Visitation
Visitation
tv
Mavis Eccleston
Mavis Eccleston
as Mavis Eccleston