Penelope Keith
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith
2026
as Self - Presenter
The Good Life: Inside Out
2025
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
2024
as Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
2022
as (archive footage)
Remembers…
2022
as Self
Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Penelope Keith's Coastal Villages
2017
as Self - Presenter
BBC: The Secret Files
2015
as Self - Presenter
Death Comes to Pemberley
2013
as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011
as Self
The Manor Reborn
2011
as Self - Presenter
All About The Good Life
2010
The Secret Show
2006
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Self
Margery and Gladys
2003
as Margery Heywood
Boohbah
2003
Coming Home
1998
as Aunt Louise
Coming Home
1998
as Aunt Louise
Next of Kin
1995
Law and Disorder
1994
Beauty and the Beast
1992
as Madame Bonbec (voice)
Aladdin
1992
as Madam Dim Sum (voice)
No Job for a Lady
1990
as Jean Price
Executive Stress
1986
Moving
1985
Hay Fever
1984
as Judith Bliss
Tickle on the Tum
1984
as Dora
Waters of the Moon
1983
as Helen Lancaster
On Approval
1982
as Maria
Spider's Web
1982
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
Wogan
1982
as Self
Priest of Love
1981
as Dorothy Brett
Donkeys' Years
1980
as Lady Driver
To the Manor Born
1979
as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
as Massage Receptionist
The Norman Conquests
1977
as Sarah
Cottage to Let
1977
as Peggy Rodway
Private Lives
1976
as Amanda Prynne
The Good Life
1975
as Margo Leadbetter
Two's Company
1975
as Mrs. Philips
Ghost Story
1974
as Rennie
The Pallisers
1974
as Mrs Hittaway
Penny Gold
1973
as Miss. Hartridge
Rentadick
1972
as Reporter
John Clare: "I Am"
1970
as Agnes Strickland
Every Home Should Have One
1970
as Lotte von Gelbstein
Take a Girl Like You
1970
as Tory Lady
Kate
1970
as Wenda Padbury
A Touch of Love
1969
as Nurse (uncredited)
Secret Ceremony
1968
as Hotel Assistant (uncredited)
Wild, Wild Women
1968
as Daisy
Carry On Doctor
1967
as Plain Nurse (uncredited)
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Housekeeper
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Maria Wislack
Six Shades of Black
1965
as Lady Pandora Brewster
The Avengers
1961
as Nanny Brown (credit only)
The Avengers
1961
as Audrey Long