Actress
Penny Downie
1 January 1954 (72) Queensland, Australia
- Movies
- 24
- Shows
- 36
Biography
Penny Downie is an Australian actress known for her stage and television appearances in the United Kingdom. From 2017 until 2021 she played Ellen in the British TV sitcom Back. She plays the US ambassador’s house manager Frances Munning in the 2023 Netflix political thriller series The Diplomat.
Known For
- Upcoming
- Doobie and a Lil Cup of Coffee · Film · Iris (voice)
- 2026
- Boss Cat · Film · Doris
- 2024
- The Jester from Transylvania · Film · Mrs. Pennington
- 2023
- The Diplomat · Series · Frances Munning
- 2022
- The Chelsea Detective · Series · Hilary Carmichael
- 2021
- Whitstable Pearl · Series · Izzy
- 2017
- 2016
- Jackie · Film · Janet Lee
- London Has Fallen · Film · Home Secretary Rose Kenter
- The Crown · Series · Duchess of Gloucester
- Houdini & Doyle · Series · Mrs. Sulzbach
- 2014
- Siblings · Series · Dr Barker
- 2013
- Father Brown · Series · Rev. Mother Augustine
- 2012
- Ripper Street · Series · Flora Gable
- 2011
- 2010
- Downton Abbey · Series · Lady Sinderby
- 2009
- 2006
- New Street Law · Series · Honor Scammel
- 2005
- The Girl in the Café · Film · Ruth
- Falling · Film · Hazel Kent
- Murder in Rome · Film · Caecilia
- All About George · Series · Evelyn
- 2004
- Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking · Film · Judith Massingham
- Murder in Suburbia · Series · Zenith
- 2003
- Byron · Film · Lady Judith Milbanke
- Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind · Film · Narrator
- Trust · Series · Anita Matteo
- Byron · Series · Lady Judith Milbanke
- 2002
- Spooks · Series · Prosecution QC
- 2001
- The Cazalets · Series · Sid
- Waking the Dead · Series · Bonnie Yorke
- 2000
- The House of Mirth · Film · Judy Trenor
- 1999
- Lost for Words · Film · Aileen Longden
- 1998
- Crime and Punishment · Film · Katerina
- A Certain Justice · Series · Venetia Aldridge
- 1997
- Food of Love · Film · Mary
- The Ice House · Series · Phoebe Maybury
- 1996
- Madson · Series · Anderton
- 1995
- Kavanagh Q.C. · Series · Mrs. Rosalind McEnery
- 1994
- 1992
- Underbelly · Series · Barbara Manning
- 1991
- Ex · Film · Sheila
- Stanley and the Women · Series · Susan Duke
- 1989
- Screen One · Series · Sheila
- Agatha Christie's Poirot · Series · Frances Cloade
- 1988
- A Taste for Death · Series · Kate Miskin
- Campaign · Series · Sarah Copeland
- 1987
- Lionheart · Film · Madelaine
- Inspector Morse · Series · Nurse Wendy Hazlitt
- 1985
- Wetherby · Film · Chrissie
- 1983
- Dalgliesh · Series · Kate Miskin
- 1982
- 1979
- Minder · Series · Dee Rogers