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