Penelope Wilton

About Penelope Wilton

Ever Decreasing Circles and Doctor Who are two television shows in which she has appeared. She first appeared in Downton Abbey in 2010 as Isobel Crawley.

Dame Penelope Alice Wilton is an English actress. She is known for starring opposite Richard Briers in the BBC sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles; playing Homily in The Borrowers and The Return of the Borrowers; and for her role as the widowed Isobel Crawley in the ITV drama Downton Abbey. She also played the recurring role of Harriet Jones in Doctor Who; and more recently 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, The Secret Rapture, The Deep Blue Sea, John Gabriel Borkman and The Chalk Garden, before winning the 2015 Olivier Award for Best Actress for Taken at Midnight. Her film appearances include Clockwise, Cry Freedom, Calendar Girls, Shaun of the Dead, Match Point, Pride & Prejudice, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Girl and The BFG.

Occupation	Actor
Children	2
Years active	1969–present
Born	Penelope Alice Wilton, June 3, 1946, Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Trivia

She has been nominated for over four Olivier Awards.

Penelope Wilton before fame

She went to a convent school in Newcastle upon Tyne alongside her sisters, Rosemary and Linda, before going on to act in theater shows.

Achievement of Penelope Wilton

She has received over four Olivier Award nominations.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Penelope Wilton family life

She has a daughter named Alice and was married twice.

Associations of Penelope Wilton

From 1991 to 2001, she was married to Ian Holm.

Penelope Wilton Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	170 cm
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