Penny Downie
- Born
- January 1, 1954 (72 years old)
- Place of birth
- Queensland, Australia
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
Filmography
- —Doobie and a Lil Cup of CoffeeDoobie and a Lil Cup of CoffeeFilm · Iris (voice)
- 2026Boss CatFilm · Doris
- 2024The Jester from TransylvaniaFilm · Mrs. Pennington
- 2023The DiplomatSeries · Frances Munning★ 7.6
- 2022The Chelsea DetectiveSeries · Hilary Carmichael★ 6.4
- 2021Whitstable PearlSeries · Izzy★ 6.7
- 2017BreatheFilm · Tid★ 7.4
- 2017AbsentiaSeries · Valerie Chandris★ 7.3
- 2017BackSeries · Ellen★ 7.1
- 2016JackieFilm · Janet Lee★ 6.4
- 2016The CrownSeries · Duchess of Gloucester★ 8.2
- 2016Houdini & DoyleSeries · Mrs. Sulzbach★ 6.5
- 2016London Has FallenFilm · Home Secretary Rose Kenter★ 6.2
- 2014SiblingsSeries · Dr Barker
- 2013Father BrownSeries · Rev. Mother Augustine★ 7.7
- 2012Ripper StreetSeries · Flora Gable★ 7.4
- 2011W.E.Film · Dr. Vargas★ 6.3
- 2011VeraSeries · Veronica★ 7.4
- 2011SilkSeries · Helen Guthrie★ 7.5
- 2010Downton AbbeySeries · Lady Sinderby★ 8.1
- 2009HamletFilm · Gertrude★ 7.3
- 2009InvictusFilm · Mrs. Pienaar★ 7.2
- 2006New Street LawSeries · Honor Scammel
- 2005All About GeorgeSeries · Evelyn
- 2005The Girl in the CaféFilm · Ruth★ 7.0
- 2005FallingFilm · Hazel Kent
- 2005Murder in RomeFilm · Caecilia
- 2004Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk StockingFilm · Judith Massingham★ 6.4
- 2004Murder in SuburbiaSeries · Zenith★ 7.5
- 2003ByronFilm · Lady Judith Milbanke
- 2003TrustSeries · Anita Matteo
- 2003Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his MindFilm · Self - Narrator
- 2003ByronSeries · Lady Judith Milbanke
- 2002SpooksSeries · Prosecution QC★ 7.7
- 2001The CazaletsSeries · Sid
- 2001Waking the DeadSeries · Bonnie Yorke★ 7.2
- 2000The House of MirthFilm · Judy Trenor★ 6.2
- 1999Lost for WordsFilm · Aileen Longden
- 1998Crime and PunishmentFilm · Katerina
- 1998A Certain JusticeSeries · Venetia Aldridge
- 1997Food of LoveFilm · Mary
- 1997The Ice HouseSeries · Phoebe Maybury
- 1996MadsonSeries · Anderton
- 1995Kavanagh Q.C.Series · Mrs. Rosalind McEnery
- 1994ParadiseFilm · Linda
- 1994StagesStagesSeries · Linda
- 1992UnderbellySeries · Barbara Manning
- 1991Stanley and the WomenSeries · Susan Duke
- 1991ExFilm · Sheila
- 1989Screen OneSeries · Sheila
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries · Frances Cloade★ 8.2
- 1988A Taste for DeathSeries · Kate Miskin
- 1988CampaignCampaignSeries · Sarah Copeland
- 1987LionheartFilm · Madelaine
- 1987Inspector MorseSeries · Nurse Wendy Hazlitt★ 7.9
- 1985WetherbyFilm · Chrissie★ 6.0
- 1983DalglieshSeries · Kate Miskin
- 1982CrosstalkFilm · Cindy
- 1982TimewatchSeries · Caecilia
- 1979MinderSeries · Dee Rogers★ 7.1
