Penelope Keith

Acting

Penelope Keith

Born April 2, 1940Sutton, Surrey, England, UK53 credits

Dame Penelope Anne Constance Keith, DBE, DL is 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

Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith
10.0

Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith

TV

2026

The Good Life: Inside Out

The Good Life: Inside Out

Movie

2025

To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy

To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy

Movie

2024

The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
7.0

The Good Life: Secret & Scandals

Movie

2022

Remembers…

Remembers…

TV

2022

Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire

Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire

Movie

2020

Filmography

Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith
2026Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keithas Self - PresenterTV
The Good Life: Inside Out
2025The Good Life: Inside OutMovie
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
2024To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedyas Self - Audrey fforbes-HamiltonMovie
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
2022The Good Life: Secret & Scandalsas (archive footage)Movie
Remembers…
2022Remembers…as SelfTV
Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire
2020Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaireas Narrator (voice)Movie
Penelope Keith's Coastal Villages
2017Penelope Keith's Coastal Villagesas Self - PresenterTV
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2015BBC: The Secret Filesas Self - PresenterTV
Death Comes to Pemberley
2013Death Comes to Pemberleyas Lady Catherine de BourghTV
The Manor Reborn
2011The Manor Rebornas Self - PresenterTV
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenesas SelfMovie
All About The Good Life
2010All About The Good LifeMovie
The Secret Show
2006The Secret ShowTV
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2005The Funny Blokes of British Comedyas SelfMovie
Margery and Gladys
2003Margery and Gladysas Margery HeywoodMovie
Boohbah
2003BoohbahTV
Coming Home
1998Coming Homeas Aunt LouiseTV
Next of Kin
1995Next of KinTV
Law and Disorder
1994Law and DisorderTV
Aladdin
1994Aladdinas Madam Dim Sum (voice)Movie
Beauty and the Beast
1992Beauty and the Beastas Madame Bonbec (voice)Movie
No Job for a Lady
1990No Job for a Ladyas Jean PriceTV
Executive Stress
1986Executive StressTV
Moving
1985MovingTV
Hay Fever
1984Hay Feveras Judith BlissMovie
Tickle on the Tum
1984Tickle on the Tumas DoraTV
Spider's Web
1982Spider's Webas Clarissa Hailsham-BrownMovie
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1982On Approvalas MariaMovie
Wogan
1982Woganas SelfTV
Priest of Love
1981Priest of Loveas Dorothy BrettMovie
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1980Donkeys' Yearsas Lady DriverMovie
To the Manor Born
1979To the Manor Bornas Audrey fforbes-HamiltonTV
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978The Hound of the Baskervillesas Massage ReceptionistMovie
The Norman Conquests
1977The Norman Conquestsas SarahTV
Private Lives
1976Private Livesas Amanda PrynneMovie
Two's Company
1975Two's Companyas Mrs. PhilipsTV
The Good Life
1975The Good Lifeas Margo LeadbetterTV
Ghost Story
1974Ghost Storyas RennieMovie
The Pallisers
1974The Pallisersas Mrs HittawayTV
Penny Gold
1973Penny Goldas Miss. HartridgeMovie
Rentadick
1972Rentadickas ReporterMovie
Take a Girl Like You
1970Take a Girl Like Youas Tory LadyMovie
Every Home Should Have One
1970Every Home Should Have Oneas Lotte von GelbsteinMovie
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1970John Clare: "I Am"as Agnes StricklandMovie
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1970Kateas Wenda PadburyTV
A Touch of Love
1969A Touch of Loveas Nurse (uncredited)Movie
Secret Ceremony
1968Secret Ceremonyas Hotel Assistant (uncredited)Movie
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1968Wild, Wild Womenas DaisyTV
Carry On Doctor
1967Carry On Doctoras Plain Nurse (uncredited)Movie
ITV Playhouse
1967ITV Playhouseas HousekeeperTV
BBC Play of the Month
1965BBC Play of the Monthas Maria WislackTV
The Avengers
1961The Avengersas Nanny Brown (credit only)TV
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—Sweet SixteenTV