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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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Filmography
all 86
Movies 57
TV Shows 29
self 5
Voice 1

Downton Abbey 3 (2025)

Dead Hot (2024)

Murder Is Easy (2023)

Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)

Operation Mincemeat (2022)

Summerland (2020)

Comedy National Treasures: Stanley Baxter (2019)

Downton Abbey (2019)

Zoo (2018)

Brief Encounters (2016)

The BFG (2016)

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film (2016)

Belle (2013)

The Girl (2012)

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)

South Riding (2011)

Downton Abbey (2010)

Five Days (2007)

The History Boys (2006)

Match Point (2005)

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Doctor Who (2005)

Falling (2005)

Lucky Jim (2003)

Iris (2001)

Bob & Rose (2001)

Victoria & Albert (2001)

The Whistle-Blower (2001)

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000)

Rockaby (2000)

Wives and Daughters (1999)

Tom's Midnight Garden (1999)

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka (1999)

Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998)

Carrington (1995)

Kavanagh Q.C. (1995)

The Deep Blue Sea (1994)

The Secret Rapture (1993)

The Borrowers (1992)

Blame It on the Bellboy (1992)

Talking Heads (1988)

Cry Freedom (1987)

Clockwise (1986)

Laughterhouse (1984)

The Tale of Beatrix Potter (1983)

The Tale of Beatrix Potter (1982)

Country (1981)

Othello (1981)

Pasmore (1980)

Able's Will (1977)

Joseph Andrews (1977)

Arena (1975)

Mrs. Warren's Profession (1972)

Country Matters (1972)

Play for Today (1970)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1946-06-03 (78 years old)
Birth NamePenelope Alice Wilton
Birth PlaceScarborough, United Kingdom
RelationshipsDaniel Massey (1975 - 1984), Ian Holm (1991 - 2001)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsPenelope Alice Wilton, Penelope Winton, Пенелопа Уилтон, 페네로프 윌튼
AwardsDame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress
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