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Penelope Lee
Wyke Regis, England, UK
Born in 1938 in Wyke Regis, England, Penelope Lee has been in a diverse variety of film, television, and theater. She won an arts council scholarship at age 36 to study singing an…
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Born in 1938 in Wyke Regis, England, Penelope Lee has been in a diverse variety of film, television, and theater. She won an arts council scholarship at age 36 to study singing and went to The Aldburgh School for Advanced Students. From this grew the Upottery festival. Performers included Yehudhi Menuhin, Stephan Grepelli, Murray Periaha, Jacqueline du Pre, Timothy West, and Prunella Scales. Throughout her acting career Penelope has worked continually for BBC Radio Drama. She was Nominated Best Actress on BBC Radio in 1978 for Away Day, a one woman play by Franz Xavier Kroetz.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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1986
Ladies in Charge
TV show Headmistress
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1985
Phoebe
Movie Mrs. Riddle
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1985
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
Movie Computer (voice)
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1985
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
TV show Partridge
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1984
Young Shoulders
Movie Mrs. Smithson
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1983
Afterward
Movie Alida Stair
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1983
Shades of Darkness
TV show Alida Stair
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1982
The Plague Dogs
Movie Lynn Driver (voice)
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1981
Bergerac
TV show Radiologist
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1978
Superman
Movie 9th Elder
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1978
Pickersgill People
TV show Polly Boocock
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1977
Marie Curie
TV show Bronya
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1973
Black and Blue
TV show Lady Roe
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1970
Shadows of Fear
TV show Barbara
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1970
Doomwatch
TV show Dr. Mary Bryant
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1969
The Flaxton Boys
TV show Lucy Flaxton
More credits
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1966
The Informer
TV show Peggy Harlton
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1965
BBC Play of the Month
TV show Mrs. Marchmont
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1965
The Big Job
Movie Girl on Bench
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1964
The Tomb of Ligeia
Movie Lady Rowena's Maidservant
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1963
Festival
TV show Chorus of Women of Canterbury
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1963
Carry On Cabby
Movie Girl Kissing in Cab (uncredited)
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1962
Out of This World
TV show Pat
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1961
The Avengers
TV show Clarissa
