Penelope Wilton Biography
Dame Penelope Alice Wilton is an English actress. She is known for starring opposite Richard Briers in the BBC sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles; playing Homily in The Borrowers and The Return of the Borrowers; and for her role as the widowed Isobel Crawley in the ITV drama Downtown Abbey.
How old is Penelope Wilton? – Age
She is 77 years old as of June 2023. The actress was born on June 3, 1946, Scarborough, England.
Penelope Wilton Height
The English actress stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.
Who are Penelope Wilton’s parents? – Family
Wilton is the second of three daughters of Cliff Wilton, a Cambridge-educated businessman and barrister who had played rugby union on the amateur and provincial level, going on to be an administrator in the sport, and Alice Linda Travers, a trap dancer and former actress. She attended the Drama Centre London form 1965 to 1968.
Is Penelope Wilton married? – Husband
According to sources, Penelope is currently leading a single and blissful life. She is neither dating anyone, nor is she married or engaged to anyone. What is more, Wilton is very private regarding her personal life. She does not share much information about her personal life on any media.
Penelope Wilton Career
The actress began her career on stage in 1969 at the Nottingham Playhouse. Her early roles included Cordelia in King Lear, both in Nottingham and at The Old Vic. She made her Broadway production of The Philanthropist, and made her West End debut in August 1971 opposite Sir Ralph Richardson, in the John Osborne play West of Suez at eth Cambridge Theatre. She had previously appeared in both plays at the Royal Court Theatre. She played Ruth in the original 1974 London stage product of Alan Ayckbourn\s Norman Conquests trilogy.
Her television acting career began in 1972, playing Vivie Warren in te BBC2’s adaptation of Mrs. Warren’s Profession opposite Coral Browne in the title role and Robert Powell. The production was repeated as part of the Play of the Month series in 1974 on BBC1. In 1994, Wilton portrayed Browne in a radio adaptation of An Englishamn Abroad for the BBC World Service and repeated on various BBC radio formats since. Her film career includes roles in The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Cry Freedom, Iris, Calendar Girls and Shaun of the Dead, Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, Woody Allen’s Match Point, and in The History Boys.
Penelope appeared on television as Barbara Poole, the mother of a missing woman, in the BBC television drama series Five Days in 2005; and in ITV’s drama Half Broken Things and the BBC production of The Passion. Beginning in 2010, she appeared as Isobel Crawley in all six seasons of the it period drama Downton Abbey. She was castaway on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs in April 2008. In December 2012 and February 2013, she was the narrator in Lin Coghlan’s dramatization of Elizabeth Jane Howard’s The Cazalets, broadcast on BBC Radio.
Penelope Wilton Net Worth
Her net worth is said to be $5 million. Bio, Age, Height
Penelope Wilton Movie
1977 – Joseph Andrews
1981 – The French Lieutenant’s Woman
1987 – Cry Freedom
2001 – Iris
2003 – Calendar Girls
2006 – The History Boy
2012 – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2017 – Zoo
2019 – Eternal Beauty
2020 – Summerland
2021 – Operation Mincemeat
2022 – Downtown Abbey: A New Era
2023 – The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry