Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton

1946-06-03

THE 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

ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES

Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

Visitation

Visitation

Clockwise

Clockwise

Iris

Iris

The History Boys

The History Boys

Calendar Girls

Calendar Girls

The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

Blame It on the Bellboy

Blame It on the Bellboy

Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Carrington

Carrington

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Laughterhouse

Laughterhouse

Tom's Midnight Garden

Tom's Midnight Garden

Rockaby

Rockaby

Brexit Shorts: The End

Brexit Shorts: The End

The Girl

The Girl

Landscape

Landscape

Belle

Belle

Victoria & Albert

Victoria & Albert

The Secret Rapture

The Secret Rapture

Match Point

Match Point

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

The Deep Blue Sea

The Deep Blue Sea

King Lear

King Lear

Country

Country

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

Talking Heads 2

Talking Heads 2

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Falling

Falling

Celebration

Celebration

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

The BFG

The BFG

Lucky Jim

Lucky Jim

The Whistle-Blower

The Whistle-Blower

Half Broken Things

Half Broken Things

Margot

Margot

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

Zoo

Zoo

Summerland

Summerland

Eternal Beauty

Eternal Beauty

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

Othello

Othello

King Lear

King Lear

Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

Mrs. Warren's Profession

Mrs. Warren's Profession

Pasmore

Pasmore

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Able's Will

Able's Will

The Tale of Beatrix Potter

The Tale of Beatrix Potter

Fing!

Fing!

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion

Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion