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

The Avengers
1965
Wogan
1985
BBC Play of the Month
1982
ITV Playhouse
1969
Remembers…
2024
The Pallisers
1974
The Good Life
1975
Boohbah
2003
The Secret Show
2006
Death Comes to Pemberley
2013
To the Manor Born
1979
Two's Company
1975

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
59
Crew
1
2026
Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith
as Self - Presenter
2025
The Good Life: Inside Out
2024
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
as Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
2024
Remembers…
as Self
2022
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
as (archive footage)
2020
Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire
as Narrator (voice)
2017
Penelope Keith's Coastal Villages
as Self - Presenter
2015
BBC: The Secret Files
as Self - Presenter
2013
Death Comes to Pemberley
as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
2011
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
as Self
2011
The Manor Reborn
as Self - Presenter
2010
All About The Good Life
2006
The Secret Show
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Self
2003
Margery and Gladys
as Margery Heywood
2003
Boohbah
1998
Coming Home
as Aunt Louise
1998
Coming Home
as Aunt Louise
1994
Law and Disorder
1992
Beauty and the Beast
as Madame Bonbec (voice)
1992
Aladdin
as Madam Dim Sum (voice)
1990
No Job for a Lady
as Jean Price
1986
Executive Stress
1985
Moving
1985
Next of Kin
1985
Wogan
as Self
1984
Hay Fever
as Judith Bliss
1984
Tickle on the Tum
as Dora
1983
Waters of the Moon
as Helen Lancaster
1982
On Approval
as Maria
1982
Spider's Web
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
1982
BBC Play of the Month
as Maria Wislack
1981
Priest of Love
as Dorothy Brett
1980
Donkeys' Years
as Lady Driver
1979
To the Manor Born
as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
1978
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Massage Receptionist
1977
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
as Herself
1977
The Norman Conquests
as Sarah
1977
Cottage to Let
as Peggy Rodway
1976
Private Lives
as Amanda Prynne
1975
The Good Life
as Margo Leadbetter
1975
Two's Company
as Mrs. Philips
1974
Ghost Story
as Rennie
1974
The Pallisers
as Mrs Hittaway
1973
Penny Gold
as Miss. Hartridge
1972
Rentadick
as Reporter
1971
Kate
as Wenda Padbury
1970
John Clare: "I Am"
as Agnes Strickland
1970
Every Home Should Have One
as Lotte von Gelbstein
1970
Take a Girl Like You
as Tory Lady
1969
A Touch of Love
as Nurse (uncredited)
1969
The Avengers
as Audrey Long
1969
ITV Playhouse
as Housekeeper
1968
Secret Ceremony
as Hotel Assistant (uncredited)
1968
Wild, Wild Women
as Daisy
1967
Carry On Doctor
as Plain Nurse (uncredited)
1965
The Avengers
as Nanny Brown (credit only)
1965
Six Shades of Black
as Lady Pandora Brewster
Sweet Sixteen