Penelope Keith

Known for: Acting

Born: 1940-04-02 – 2026-06-29 (aged 86)

From: 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, television and film and primarily known for her roles in the British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born.

Filmography (57)

TV★ 10.0
Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith
2026
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE
The Good Life: Inside Out
2025
MOVIE
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
2024
as Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
2022
as (archive footage)
TV★ 7.0
Remembers…
2022
as Self
MOVIE
Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire
2020
as Narrator (voice)
TV
Penelope Keith's Coastal Villages
2017
as Self - Presenter
TV
BBC: The Secret Files
2015
as Self - Presenter
TV★ 6.9
Death Comes to Pemberley
2013
as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
TV★ 6.0
The Manor Reborn
2011
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011
as Self
MOVIE
All About The Good Life
2010
TV★ 8.8
The Secret Show
2006
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.7
Margery and Gladys
2003
as Margery Heywood
TV★ 7.3
Boohbah
2003
TV
Coming Home
1998
as Aunt Louise
MOVIE★ 5.4
Coming Home
1998
as Aunt Louise
TV★ 7.3
Next of Kin
1995
TV★ 7.3
Law and Disorder
1994
MOVIE★ 5.6
Aladdin
1992
as Madam Dim Sum (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.0
Beauty and the Beast
1992
as Madame Bonbec (voice)
TV★ 6.3
No Job for a Lady
1990
as Jean Price
TV★ 6.2
Executive Stress
1986
TV★ 8.5
Moving
1985
MOVIE★ 6.0
Hay Fever
1984
as Judith Bliss
TV
Tickle on the Tum
1984
as Dora
MOVIE
Waters of the Moon
1983
as Helen Lancaster
MOVIE★ 7.2
Spider's Web
1982
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
MOVIE★ 9.0
On Approval
1982
as Maria
TV★ 5.3
Wogan
1982
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
Priest of Love
1981
as Dorothy Brett
MOVIE
Donkeys' Years
1980
as Lady Driver
TV★ 7.0
To the Manor Born
1979
as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
MOVIE★ 4.4
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
as Massage Receptionist
TV★ 6.3
The Norman Conquests
1977
as Sarah
TV
Cottage to Let
1977
as Peggy Rodway
MOVIE★ 6.8
Private Lives
1976
as Amanda Prynne
TV★ 7.3
Two's Company
1975
as Mrs. Philips
TV★ 7.8
The Good Life
1975
as Margo Leadbetter
MOVIE★ 5.0
Ghost Story
1974
as Rennie
TV★ 6.4
The Pallisers
1974
as Mrs Hittaway
MOVIE★ 6.0
Penny Gold
1973
as Miss. Hartridge
MOVIE★ 4.2
Rentadick
1972
as Reporter
MOVIE★ 5.8
Take a Girl Like You
1970
as Tory Lady
MOVIE★ 4.9
Every Home Should Have One
1970
as Lotte von Gelbstein
MOVIE
John Clare: "I Am"
1970
as Agnes Strickland
TV★ 8.0
Kate
1970
as Wenda Padbury
MOVIE★ 6.6
A Touch of Love
1969
as Nurse (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Secret Ceremony
1968
as Hotel Assistant (uncredited)
TV
Wild, Wild Women
1968
as Daisy
MOVIE★ 6.5
Carry On Doctor
1967
as Plain Nurse (uncredited)
TV★ 7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Housekeeper
TV★ 5.3
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Maria Wislack
TV
Six Shades of Black
1965
as Lady Pandora Brewster
TV★ 7.8
The Avengers
1961
as Nanny Brown (credit only)
TV★ 6.7
Sweet Sixteen
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