Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
6/3/1946
Place of Birth
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Also Known As
Penelope Alice WiltonPenelope WintonПенелопа Уилтон
Penelope Wilton
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 com...
Known For
Pride & Prejudice
as Mrs. Gardiner
Shaun of the Dead
as Barbara
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Isobel Merton
The BFG
as The Queen
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Isobel Merton
Zoo
as Denise Austin
Iris
as Janet Stone
Cry Freedom
as Wendy Woods
Victoria & Albert
as Princess Mary Louise Victoria
Pasmore
as Helen
Belle
as Lady Mary Murray
Operation Mincemeat
as Hester Leggett
Match Point
as Eleanor Hewett
Clockwise
as Pat Garden
Downton Abbey
as Isobel Merton
Carrington
as Lady Ottoline Morrell
Eternal Beauty
as Vivian
King Lear
as Regan
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Jean Ainslie
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
as Jean Ainslie