Penelope Keith
Acting
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
Acting57
tvSaving Country Houses with Penelope Keith
2026
Self - Presenter
movieTo the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
2024
Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
movieThe Good Life: Secret & Scandals
2022
(archive footage)
tvRemembers…
2022
Self
tvPenelope Keith's Coastal Villages
2017
Self - Presenter
BBC: The Secret Files
2015
Self - Presenter
tvDeath Comes to Pemberley
2013
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
tvThe Manor Reborn
2011
Self - Presenter
movieMargery and Gladys
2003
Margery Heywood
tvComing Home
1998
Aunt Louise
movieComing Home
1998
Aunt Louise
movieAladdin
1992
Madam Dim Sum (voice)
movieBeauty and the Beast
1992
Madame Bonbec (voice)
tvNo Job for a Lady
1990
Jean Price
movieHay Fever
1984
Judith Bliss
Waters of the Moon
1983
Helen Lancaster
movieSpider's Web
1982
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
tvWogan
1982
Self
moviePriest of Love
1981
Dorothy Brett
Donkeys' Years
1980
Lady Driver
tvTo the Manor Born
1979
Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
movieThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
Massage Receptionist
Cottage to Let
1977
Peggy Rodway
moviePrivate Lives
1976
Amanda Prynne
tvTwo's Company
1975
Mrs. Philips
tvThe Good Life
1975
Margo Leadbetter
movieGhost Story
1974
Rennie
tvThe Pallisers
1974
Mrs Hittaway
moviePenny Gold
1973
Miss. Hartridge
movieRentadick
1972
Reporter
movieTake a Girl Like You
1970
Tory Lady
movieEvery Home Should Have One
1970
Lotte von Gelbstein
John Clare: "I Am"
1970
Agnes Strickland
Kate
1970
Wenda Padbury
movieA Touch of Love
1969
Nurse (uncredited)
movieSecret Ceremony
1968
Hotel Assistant (uncredited)
movieCarry On Doctor
1967
Plain Nurse (uncredited)
tvITV Playhouse
1967
Housekeeper
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965
Maria Wislack
Six Shades of Black
1965
Lady Pandora Brewster
tvThe Avengers
1961
Nanny Brown (credit only) / Audrey Long
