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Penelope Wilton

1946 - Today

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Dame Penelope Alice Wilton (born 3 June 1946) is an English actress. She was formerly married to fellow actor Sir Ian Holm and, as she has not remarried, retains her married style of Lady Holm. Wilton 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 her role as the widowed Isobel Crawley in the ITV drama Downton Abbey (2010–2015). She also played the recurring role of Harriet Jones in Doctor Who (2005–2008) and Anne in Ricky Gervais' Netflix dark comedy After Life. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Penelope Wilton is the 2,436th most popular actor (down from 2,075th in 2019), the 2,436th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,970th in 2019) and the 312th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Penelope Wilton ranks 2,436 out of 13,578. Before her are Françoise Fabian, David Wenham, John C. Reilly, Carmen Electra, Anthony Franciosa, and Lee Joon-gi. After her are Bruce Davison, Li Bingbing, James Rebhorn, Carla Gugino, Alexander Skarsgård, and Bruce Cabot.

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Among people born in 1946, Penelope Wilton ranks 305. Before her are Patty Duke, Anatoliy Byshovets, Leszek Miller, Vincent Pastore, Hanna Suchocka, and Andrew Yao. After her are Bruce Davison, Dan O'Bannon, Allan Holdsworth, Abdul Ali Mazari, Ratomir Dujković, and Hanan Ashrawi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Penelope Wilton ranks 2,436 out of 8,785. Before her are Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham (1670), Mick Box (1947), Allan Octavian Hume (1829), Stanley Myers (1930), Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1516), and Jamie Vardy (1987). After her are Joseph Butler (1692), John Baskerville (1706), Julie Driscoll Tippetts (1947), George Romney (1734), Frank Dicksee (1853), and Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar (1269).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Penelope Wilton ranks 312. Before her are Veronica Cartwright (1949), David Tennant (1971), Joseph Fiennes (1970), James Stephenson (1889), Simon MacCorkindale (1952), and William Hartnell (1908). After her are Samantha Eggar (1939), Lesley Manville (1956), Gavin Rossdale (1965), Albert Austin (1881), Michelle Fairley (1964), and Geraldine James (1950).

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