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Penelope Alice Wilton is a British actress born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, on June 3, 1946. She is educated at the Drama Centre London and speaks English. Her professional acting career began in 1969, encompassing work in television, film, and stage performances.
Wilton has been married to Daniel Massey and Ian Holm. Her accolades include the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress and the title of Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
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Film & TV
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 — Self2022
- Operation Mincemeat — Hester Leggett2022
- Downton Abbey: A New Era — Isobel Merton2022
- Remembers…2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Penelope
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Scarborough
- Spouse
- Ian Holm
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Educated at
- Drama Centre London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Penelope Wilton at September 2025 Downton Abbey The Grand Finale Premiere in New York (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1946-06-03
- Commons category
- Penelope Wilton
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- birth name
- Penelope Alice Wilton
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