Penny Downie

Penny Downie

Acting

Born January 1, 1954 (age 72)

Queensland, Australia

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.

Filmography

Boss Cat
Movie
Boss Cat2026 · Doris
The Jester from Transylvania
Movie
The Jester from Transylvania2024 · Mrs. Pennington
The Diplomat
Series
The Diplomat2023 · Frances Munning
The Chelsea Detective
Series
The Chelsea Detective2022 · Hilary Carmichael
Whitstable Pearl
Series
Whitstable Pearl2021 · Izzy
Breathe
Movie
Breathe2017 · Tid
Absentia
Series
Absentia2017 · Valerie Chandris
Back
Series
Back2017 · Ellen
Jackie
Movie
Jackie2016 · Janet Lee
The Crown
Series
The Crown2016 · Duchess of Gloucester
Houdini & Doyle
Series
Houdini & Doyle2016 · Mrs. Sulzbach
London Has Fallen
Movie
London Has Fallen2016 · Home Secretary Rose Kenter
Siblings
Series
Siblings2014 · Dr Barker
Father Brown
Series
Father Brown2013 · Rev. Mother Augustine
Ripper Street
★ 8.1Series
Ripper Street2012 · Flora Gable
W.E.
Movie
W.E.2011 · Dr. Vargas
Vera
Series
Vera2011 · Veronica
Silk
Series
Silk2011 · Helen Guthrie
Downton Abbey
Series
Downton Abbey2010 · Lady Sinderby
Hamlet
Movie
Hamlet2009 · Gertrude
Invictus
Movie
Invictus2009 · Mrs. Pienaar
New Street Law
Series
New Street Law2006 · Honor Scammel
All About George
Series
All About George2005 · Evelyn
Jacob's Cross
Series
Jacob's Cross2005 · Ruth
Falling
Movie
Falling2005 · Hazel Kent
Murder in Rome
Movie
Murder in Rome2005 · Caecilia
Harry
Series
Harry2004 · Judith Massingham
Murder in Suburbia
Series
Murder in Suburbia2004 · Zenith
Gorgeous
Series
Gorgeous2003 · Lady Judith Milbanke
Trust
Series
Trust2003 · Anita Matteo
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
Movie
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind2003 · Self - Narrator
Byron
Series
Byron2003 · Lady Judith Milbanke
Spooks
Series
Spooks2002 · Prosecution QC
The Cazalets
Series
The Cazalets2001 · Sid
Waking the Dead
Series
Waking the Dead2001 · Bonnie Yorke
The House of Mirth
Movie
The House of Mirth2000 · Judy Trenor
Lost for Words
Movie
Lost for Words1999 · Aileen Longden
Crime and Punishment
Movie
Crime and Punishment1998 · Katerina
A Certain Justice
Series
A Certain Justice1998 · Venetia Aldridge
Food of Love
Movie
Food of Love1997 · Mary
Paradise
Movie
Paradise1994
Ex
Movie
Ex1991
Stanley and the Women
Series
Stanley and the Women1991
Campaign
Series
Campaign1988
Crosstalk
Movie
Crosstalk1982