Penelope Keith

Penelope Keith

Acting

April 2, 1940 – June 29, 2026 (aged 86)

Sutton, Surrey, England, UK

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.

Filmography

Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith
Series
Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith2026 · Self - Presenter
The Good Life: Inside Out
Movie
The Good Life: Inside Out2025
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
Movie
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy2024 · Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
Movie
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals2022 · (archive footage)
Remembers…
Series
Remembers…2022 · Self
Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire
Movie
Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire2020 · Narrator (voice)
Penelope Keith's Coastal Villages
Series
Penelope Keith's Coastal Villages2017 · Self - Presenter
BBC: The Secret Files
Series
BBC: The Secret Files2015 · Self - Presenter
Death Comes to Pemberley
Series
Death Comes to Pemberley2013 · Lady Catherine de Bourgh
The Manor Reborn
Series
The Manor Reborn2011 · Self - Presenter
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Movie
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes2011 · Self
All About The Good Life
Movie
All About The Good Life2010
Princesses
Movie
Princesses2006
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Movie
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005 · Self
Margery and Gladys
Movie
Margery and Gladys2003 · Margery Heywood
Boohbah
Series
Boohbah2003
Coming Home
Series
Coming Home1998 · Aunt Louise
Frei Schnauze
Series
Frei Schnauze1998 · Aunt Louise
Next of Kin
Series
Next of Kin1995
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Movie
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein1994
Aladdin
Movie
Aladdin1992 · Madam Dim Sum (voice)
Beauty and the Beast
Movie
Beauty and the Beast1992 · Madame Bonbec (voice)
No Job for a Lady
Series
No Job for a Lady1990 · Jean Price
Executive Stress
Series
Executive Stress1986
Moving
Series
Moving1985
Midnight Horror Story
Series
Midnight Horror Story1984 · Judith Bliss
City by the Sea
Movie
City by the Sea1984 · Dora
Waters of the Moon
Movie
Waters of the Moon1983 · Helen Lancaster
Spider's Web
Movie
Spider's Web1982 · Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
On Approval
Movie
On Approval1982 · Maria
Wogan
Series
Wogan1982 · Self
Priest of Love
Movie
Priest of Love1981 · Dorothy Brett
Donkeys' Years
Movie
Donkeys' Years1980 · Lady Driver
To the Manor Born
Series
To the Manor Born1979 · Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Movie
The Hound of the Baskervilles1978 · Massage Receptionist
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
Movie
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show1977 · Herself
The Norman Conquests
Series
The Norman Conquests1977 · Sarah
Cottage to Let
Series
Cottage to Let1977 · Peggy Rodway
Private Lives
★ 7.9Movie
Private Lives1976 · Amanda Prynne
New Fist of Fury
Movie
New Fist of Fury1975 · Mrs. Philips
The Good Life
Series
The Good Life1975 · Margo Leadbetter
Ghost Story
Movie
Ghost Story1974