Penelope Wilton (1946)

Ms Penelope Wilton (Female)

Nationality: English

Born: 3 June 1946   Confidence Level  

Actor. Wilton has worked extensively in television, film and theatre. She 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 her role as the widowed Isobel Crawley in the ITV drama Downton Abbey (2010–2015).Wilton has had an extensive career on stage, receiving six Olivier Award nominations. She was nominated for Man and Superman (1981), The Secret Rapture (1988), The Deep Blue Sea (1994), John Gabriel Borkman (2008) and The Chalk Garden (2009), before winning the 2015 Olivier Award for Best Actress for Taken at Midnight. Her film appearances include Clockwise (1986), Cry Freedom (1987), Calendar Girls (2003), Shaun of the Dead (2004), Match Point (2005), Pride & Prejudice (2005), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012), The Girl (2012) and The BFG (2016).

Training and Education

Drama school

Drama Centre London   (Training & Education | Est. 1963)

1 Granary Square, Kings Cross, London N1C 4AA, England

Attended 1965-68.

Other Names

No other Name have been added to this person record yet.

Productions

No productions have been added to this person record yet.

Appears In

Betrayal (Premiere: National Theatre) (1978)
Emma (Age: 38, Female)

Married to Daniel Massey at time of production.

Emma 38 at the beginning of the play, and her age changes as the time period moves more or less backward from 1977 to 1968

Performer

The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
Sonia (French Lieutenant's Woman) (Age: Not Specified, Female)

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A Kind of Alaska (Theatre Royal, Haymarket) (1989)
Deborah (Age: forties, Female)

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Landscape (Gate, Dublin - Cottesloe)* (1994)
Beth (Landscape) (Age: late forties, Female)

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Landscape (1995)
Beth (Landscape) (Age: late forties, Female)

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A Kind of Alaska / 3 by Harold Pinter (Donmar Warehouse Tour) (1998)
Deborah (Age: forties, Female)

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Landscape (The Lincoln Center Festival New York) (2001)
Beth (Landscape) (Age: late forties, Female)

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A Kind of Alaska (The Lincoln Center Festival New York) (2001)
Deborah (Age: forties, Female)

Performer

Press Conference / Sketches I and II (Lyttleton Theatre) (2002)
Press, The (Age: Not specified, Not specified)

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Tess / Sketches I (Lyttleton Theatre) (2002)
Tess (Age: Not Specified, Female)

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Family Voices (Gate Theatre, Dublin) (2005)
Voice 2 (Age: Not Specified, Female)

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A Celebration for Harold Pinter (2005)
Julie (Age: Not specified, Female)

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Celebration (2007)
Julie (Age: Not specified, Female)

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Harold Pinter: A Celebration (2009)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)

Wilton read the poem 'I Know the Place'

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Harold Pinter: A Celebration (2009)
Tess (Age: Not Specified, Female)

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A Tribute to Harold Pinter (Lords Cricket Ground) (2009)
Tess (Age: Not Specified, Female)

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Arena: Harold Pinter - A Celebration (2010)
Tess (Age: Not Specified, Female)

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Tess / Pinter Three (Harold Pinter Theatre) (2018)
Tess (Age: Not Specified, Female)

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Mountain Language (Royal Court) (2019)
Elderly Woman (Age: Not Specified, Female)

Performer

Linked People

Daniel Massey (1933 - 1998)

Relationship: Spouse

1975-1984 (divorced).

Ian Holm (1931 - 2020)

Relationship: Spouse

1991-2001 (divorced).

Linked Awards

DBE

2016

For services to drama.

OBE

2004

For services to drama.

Resources

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Sources

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penelope_Wilton

URL

Accessed 30 November 2018.