Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1946-06-03
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Penelope Wilton on Isabella (Shakespeare on Stage)
- The Cazalets
- Best stories for seven year olds
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Film & TV
Acting · Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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…
Known for
- Fing!2026
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale — Isobel Merton2025
- Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale — Self2025
- Dead Hot — Francine2024
- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry — Maureen Fry2023
- Murder Is Easy — Miss Pinkerton2023
- Judi Dench: Our National Treasure — Self
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1946 births20th-century English actresses21st-century English actressesActresses awarded damehoodsActresses from Scarborough, North YorkshireAlumni of the Drama Centre LondonCritics' Circle Theatre Award winnersDames Commander of the Order of the British EmpireEnglish film actressesEnglish stage actressesEnglish television actressesLaurence Olivier Award winners