ACTOR · FROM SUTTON, UK
Penelope Keith
1940–202646 credits since 19611 coming up
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ABOUT PENELOPE
Dame Penelope Anne Constance Keith, DBE, DL (née Hatfield; 2 April 1940 – 29 June 2026) was an English actress and presenter, active in all genres, including radio, stage, television and film and primarily known for her roles in the British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born2 April 1940
Died29 June 2026
BirthplaceSutton, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora17 of 46 titles
Known for
The titles people know Penelope from.
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What Penelope is working on next.
- Sweet SixteenDate to be announced
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 17
- Average IMDb
- 6.0
- Highest rated
- The AvengersIMDb 8.3
- Working since
- 1961
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
2 titles
as (archive footage)
as Narrator (voice)
The 2010s
2 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average
Seriesas Lady Catherine de Bourgh · 1 episode
The 2000s
3 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
Series1 episode
as Margery Heywood
104 episodes
The 1990s
7 titles · IMDb 4.8 on average
as Aunt Louise · 1 episode
Movieas Aunt Louise
22 episodes
6 episodes
Movieas Madam Dim Sum (voice)
as Madame Bonbec (voice)
as Jean Price · 18 episodes
The 1980s
9 titles · IMDb 6.0 on average
19 episodes
6 episodes
as Judith Bliss
as Dora · 1 episode
Waters of the Moon
Not on Cineoraas Helen Lancaster
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
On Approval
Not on Cineoraas Maria
Movieas Dorothy Brett
The 1970s
15 titles · IMDb 5.6 on averageSeriesas Audrey fforbes-Hamilton · 21 episodes
Movieas Massage Receptionist
as Sarah · 3 episodes
Cottage to Let
Not on Cineoraas Peggy Rodway · 1 episode
as Amanda Prynne
as Mrs. Philips · 1 episode
Seriesas Margo Leadbetter · 28 episodes
Movieas Rennie
The 1960s
8 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Movieas Nurse (uncredited)
Movieas Hotel Assistant (uncredited)
Wild, Wild Women
Not on Cineoraas Daisy · 7 episodes
Movieas Plain Nurse (uncredited)
as Housekeeper · 1 episode
as Maria Wislack · 1 episode
Six Shades of Black
Not on Cineoraas Lady Pandora Brewster · 1 episode
Seriesas Nanny Brown (credit only) · 2 episodes
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Penelope’s titles.
Ian McKellenPriest of Love and A Touch of Love
Richard BriersThe Good Life and Rentadick
Julie EgeEvery Home Should Have One and Rentadick
James BoothPenny Gold and Rentadick
Kenneth WilliamsCarry On Doctor and The Hound of the Baskervilles
Jim ClarkDirector · Every Home Should Have One and Rentadick
Dick BushCinematographer · The Hound of the Baskervilles and Take a Girl Like You
Ken HodgesCinematographer · Every Home Should Have One and Penny Gold