The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
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)
Performer
A Kind of Alaska (Theatre Royal, Haymarket) (1989)
Deborah (Age: forties, Female)
Performer
Landscape (Gate, Dublin - Cottesloe)* (1994)
Beth (Landscape) (Age: late forties, Female)
Performer
Landscape (1995)
Beth (Landscape) (Age: late forties, Female)
Performer
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)
Performer
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)
Performer
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)
Performer
Harold Pinter: A Celebration (2009)
Reader (Age: Not Specified)
Wilton read the poem 'I Know the Place'
Performer
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)
Performer
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.