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).
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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Born
Jun 03, 1946
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Movies
63 acting
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Popularity
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Known For
Pride & Prejudice
2005
as Mrs. Gardiner
Shaun of the Dead
2004
as Barbara
Match Point
2005
as Eleanor Hewett
The BFG
2016
as The Queen
Downton Abbey
2019
as Isobel Merton
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
as Isobel Merton
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
as Isobel Merton
Operation Mincemeat
2022
as Hester Leggett
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012
as Jean Ainslie
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
2018
as Amelia Maugery
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