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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Movies (63)
Visitation
2027
FING!
2027 · Nanny
The Twelfth Night Reunion
2026 · Self - Performer
Downton Abbey: El gran final
2025 · Isobel Merton
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
2025 · Self
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
2023 · Maureen Fry
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
2022 · Self
Downton Abbey: Una Nueva Era
2022 · Isobel Merton
El Arma del Engaño
2022 · Hester Leggett
Plantada en el altar
2020 · Vivian
Donde está el paraíso
2020 · Older Alice
Downton Abbey: La película
2019 · Isobel Merton
Zoo
2018 · Denise Austin
La sociedad literaria y del pastel de cáscara de papa de Guernsey
2018 · Amelia Maugery
Brexit Shorts: The End
2017 · Helen
El buen amigo gigante
2016 · The Queen
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film
2016 · Narrator (voice)
El exótico Hotel Marigold 2
2015 · Jean Ainslie
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
2013 · Delia
Belle
2013 · Lady Mary Murray
The Girl
2012 · Peggy Robertson
El exótico Hotel Marigold
2012 · Jean Ainslie
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
2010 · Self
Margot
2009 · B.Q.
Half Broken Things
2007 · Jean
Celebration
2007 · Julie
The History Boys
2006 · Mrs. Bibby
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
2005 · Harriet Jones
Match Point: La Provocacion
2005 · Eleanor Hewett
Orgullo y Prejuicio
2005 · Mrs. Gardiner
Falling
2005 · Daisy Langrish
El Despertar de los Muertos
2004 · Barbara
Chicas de Calendario
2003 · Ruth
More Great Comedy Moments
2003 · Ann Bryce (archive footage)
Lucky Jim
2003 · Celia Welch
Iris
2001 · Janet Stone
Victoria & Albert
2001 · Princess Mary Louise Victoria
The Whistle-Blower
2001 · Heather Graham
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000 · Mrs. Cratchit
Rockaby
2000 · Old Woman
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999 · Aunt Melbourne
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
1999 · Delfina / Paulina
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998 · White Queen
Talking Heads 2
1998
Landscape
1995 · Beth
Carrington
1995 · Lady Ottoline Morrell
The Deep Blue Sea
1994 · Hester Collyer
The Secret Rapture
1993 · Marion French
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992 · Patricia Fulford
Cry Freedom
1987 · Wendy Woods
Clockwise
1986 · Pat Garden
Laughterhouse
1984 · Alice Singleton
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
1983 · Beatrix Potter
King Lear
1982 · Regan
Country
1981 · Virginia Carlion
Othello
1981 · Desdemona
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981 · Sonia
Pasmore
1980 · Helen
Able's Will
1977 · Journalist
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Mrs. Wilton
King Lear
1975 · Regan
Mrs. Warren's Profession
1972 · Vivie Warren
The Sullens Sisters
1972 · Rachel Sullens
TV shows (32)
Dead Hot
2024 · Francine
Murder Is Easy
2023 · Miss Pinkerton
Remembers…
2022
After Life: Más allá de mi mujer
2019 · Anne
Brief Encounters
2016 · Pauline
South Riding
2011 · Mrs Beddows
Downton Abbey
2010 · Isobel Merton
La Pasión
2008 · Mary
Cinco Días
2007 · Barbara Poole
Doctor Who
2005 · Harriet Jones
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Carrie Louise Serrocold
Comedy Connections
2003
Bob & Rose
2001 · Monica Gossage
Wives and Daughters
1999 · Mrs Hamley
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995 · Barbara Watkins
The Return of the Borrowers
1993 · Homily
The Borrowers
1992 · Homily
Screaming
1992
Performance
1991 · Beth, Hester Collyer
4 Play
1989 · Julia
Talking Heads
1988 · Rosemary
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
Ever Decreasing Circles
1984
The Tale of Beatrix Potter
1982 · Beatrix Potter
An Audience with...
1978 · Self
The Norman Conquests
1977 · Annie
The Song of Songs
1973 · Lilli Czepanek
The Pearcross Girls
1973 · Anna Pearcross / Helen Charlesworth / Julia Pearcross / Lottie Merchant
Country Matters
1972 · Rachel Sullens
Play for Today
1970 · Virginia Carlion
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Regan
Mavis Eccleston
· Mavis Eccleston