Penelope Keith

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Penelope Keith

Acting April 2, 1940

Sutton, Surrey, England, UK

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, televis…

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The Avengers

The Avengers

7.8 1961 TV Show
Wogan

Wogan

5.3 1982 TV Show
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

5.2 1965 TV Show
ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

7.0 1967 TV Show
Death Comes to Pemberley

Death Comes to Pemberley

6.9 2013 TV Show
Carry On Doctor

Carry On Doctor

6.5 1967 Movie
The Pallisers

The Pallisers

6.4 1974 TV Show
The Good Life

The Good Life

7.7 1975 TV Show
Secret Ceremony

Secret Ceremony

6.1 1968 Movie
Remembers…

Remembers…

7.0 2022 TV Show
To the Manor Born

To the Manor Born

7.0 1979 TV Show
Boohbah

Boohbah

7.3 2003 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith

    TV show Self - Presenter

  2. 2025
    The Good Life: Inside Out

    Movie

  3. 2024
    To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy

    Movie Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton

  4. 2022
    The Good Life: Secret & Scandals

    Movie (archive footage)

  5. 2022
    Remembers…

    TV show Self

  6. 2020
    Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  7. 2017
    Penelope Keith's Coastal Villages

    TV show Self - Presenter

  8. 2016
    Penelope Keith at Her Majesty's Service

    TV show Presenter

  9. 2015
    BBC: The Secret Files

    TV show Self - Presenter

  10. 2013
    Death Comes to Pemberley

    TV show Lady Catherine de Bourgh

  11. 2011
    The Manor Reborn

    TV show Self - Presenter

  12. 2011
    Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

    Movie Self

  13. 2010
    All About The Good Life

    Movie

  14. 2006
    The Secret Show

    TV show

  15. 2005
    The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

    Movie Self

  16. 2003
    Margery and Gladys

    Movie Margery Heywood

More credits
  1. 2003
    Boohbah

    TV show

  2. 1998
    Coming Home

    TV show Aunt Louise

  3. 1998
    Coming Home

    Movie Aunt Louise

  4. 1995
    Next of Kin

    TV show

  5. 1994
    Law and Disorder

    TV show

  6. 1992
    Aladdin

    Movie Madam Dim Sum (voice)

  7. 1992
    Beauty and the Beast

    Movie Madame Bonbec (voice)

  8. 1990
    No Job for a Lady

    TV show Jean Price

  9. 1986
    Executive Stress

    TV show

  10. 1985
    Moving

    TV show

  11. 1984
    Hay Fever

    Movie Judith Bliss

  12. 1984
    Tickle on the Tum

    TV show Dora

  13. 1983
    Waters of the Moon

    Movie Helen Lancaster

  14. 1982
    Spider's Web

    Movie Clarissa Hailsham-Brown

  15. 1982
    On Approval

    Movie Maria

  16. 1982
    Wogan

    TV show Self

  17. 1981
    Priest of Love

    Movie Dorothy Brett

  18. 1980
    Donkeys' Years

    Movie Lady Driver

  19. 1979
    To the Manor Born

    TV show Audrey fforbes-Hamilton

  20. 1978
    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    Movie Massage Receptionist

  21. 1977
    The Norman Conquests

    TV show Sarah

  22. 1977
    Cottage to Let

    TV show Peggy Rodway

  23. 1976
    Private Lives

    Movie Amanda Prynne

  24. 1975
    Two's Company

    TV show Mrs. Philips