Penelope Keith

★ Acting #76,308

1940 - 2026 (age 86) • Acting

Born: 4/2/1940 in Sutton, Surrey, England, UK

Died: 6/29/2026 (age 86)

Known for: Acting

Penelope Keith

★ Acting #76,308

Dame Penelope Anne Constance Keith, DBE, DL (née Hatfield; 2 April 1940 – 29 June 2026) was an English actress and presenter, active in all genres, including radio, stage, television and film and primarily known for her roles in the British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born.

Known For

The Avengers

78%

Nanny Brown (credit only) / Audrey Long

1961

Death Comes to Pemberley

69%

Lady Catherine de Bourgh

2013

The Good Life

77%

Margo Leadbetter

1975

To the Manor Born

70%

Audrey fforbes-Hamilton

1979

Every Home Should Have One

49%

Lotte von Gelbstein

1970

Aladdin

56%

Madam Dim Sum (voice)

1992

Priest of Love

50%

Dorothy Brett

1981

Ghost Story

49%

Rennie

1974

Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith

100%

Self - Presenter

2026

The Good Life: Inside Out

2025

To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy

Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton

2024

The Good Life: Secret & Scandals

70%

(archive footage)

2022

Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire

Narrator (voice)

2020

Penelope Keith's Coastal Villages

Self - Presenter

2017

Penelope Keith at Her Majesty's Service

70%

Presenter

2016

BBC: The Secret Files

Self - Presenter

2015

Death Comes to Pemberley

69%

Lady Catherine de Bourgh

2013

The Manor Reborn

60%

Self - Presenter

2011

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

Self

2011

All About The Good Life

2010

The Secret Show

87%

Unknown

2006

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

65%

Self

2005

Margery and Gladys

77%

Margery Heywood

2003

Boohbah

73%

Unknown

2003

Coming Home

Aunt Louise

1998

Coming Home

54%

Aunt Louise

1998

Next of Kin

73%

Unknown

1995

Law and Disorder

73%

Unknown

1994

Aladdin

56%

Madam Dim Sum (voice)

1992

Beauty and the Beast

36%

Madame Bonbec (voice)

1992

No Job for a Lady

63%

Jean Price

1990

Executive Stress

62%

Unknown

1986

Moving

85%

Unknown

1985

Hay Fever

60%

Judith Bliss

1984

Tickle on the Tum

Dora

1984

Waters of the Moon

Helen Lancaster

1983