Penelope Wilton

1946 (80) • Acting

Born: 6/3/1946 (80) in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Known for: Acting

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.

Known For

Shaun of the Dead

75%

Barbara

2004

Match Point

74%

Eleanor Hewett

2005

The BFG

63%

The Queen

2016

Doctor Who

76%

Harriet Jones

2005

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

70%

Jean Ainslie

2012

Downton Abbey

81%

Isobel Merton

2010

After Life

79%

Anne

2019

Operation Mincemeat

65%

Hester Leggett

2022

FING!

2027

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

71%

Isobel Merton

2025

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale

25%

Self

2025

Dead Hot

77%

Francine

2024

Murder Is Easy

52%

Miss Pinkerton

2023

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

67%

Maureen Fry

2023

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

80%

Self

2022

Downton Abbey: A New Era

72%

Isobel Merton

2022

Operation Mincemeat

65%

Hester Leggett

2022

Eternal Beauty

62%

Vivian

2020

Summerland

75%

Older Alice

2020

Downton Abbey

72%

Isobel Merton

2019

After Life

79%

Anne

2019

Zoo

67%

Denise Austin

2018

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

74%

Amelia Maugery

2018

Brexit Shorts: The End

100%

Helen

2017

Brief Encounters

67%

Pauline

2016

The BFG

63%

The Queen

2016

All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film

Narrator (voice)

2016

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

64%

Jean Ainslie

2015

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

62%

Delia

2013

Belle

71%

Lady Mary Murray

2013

The Girl

61%

Peggy Robertson

2012

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

70%

Jean Ainslie

2012

South Riding

69%

Mrs Beddows

2011

Downton Abbey

81%

Isobel Merton

2010

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

80%

Self

2010

Margot

55%

B.Q.

2009