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