Penelope Wilton
Born	Penelope A. Wilton 3 June 1946 (1946-06-03) (age 62) Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Other name(s)	Penelope Wilton OBE Penelope Winton
Occupation	Actress, Comedienne
Years active	1972-present
Spouse(s)	Ian Holm (1991-2001) Daniel Massey (1975-1984)

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Biography

Wilton was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire to a former actress mother and a businessman father.^[2] She is a niece of actors Bill Travers and Linden Travers^[3] and a cousin of the actor Richard Morant. She and her sisters, Rosemary and Linda, all attended the same convent school in Newcastle which their mother had previously taught at. She had a successful stage career before breaking into television and her West End debut was opposite Sir Ralph Richardson. This article is on the English seaside resort. ... The North Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three traditional subdivisions of Yorkshire, northern England, United Kingdom. ... William Lindon-Travers (January 3, 1922 – March 29, 1994) was a British actor, screenwriter, director and an animal rights activist. ... Florence Linden Travers (1913 - 2001) eight years older than her brother Bill Travers was born in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham. ... Richard Morant (born October 30, 1945 in Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, United Kingom) is a British actor. ... West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre... Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor, one of a group of theatrical knights of the mid-20th century who, though more closely associated with the stage, did their best to make the transition to film. ...

Her television career began in 1972, playing Vivie Warren in Mrs. Warren's Profession opposite Robert Powell. Despite several major TV roles, including two of the BBC Television Shakespeare productions (as Desdemona in Othello and Regan in King Lear), she did not become a household name until she appeared with Richard Briers in the 1984 situation comedy, Ever Decreasing Circles. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Robert Powell (born June 1, 1944), is a well-known English television and film actor, known for the title role in Jesus of Nazareth and as the fictional secret agent Richard Hannay. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... The BBC Television Shakespeare was a set of television adaptations of the plays of Shakespeare, produced by the BBC between 1978 and 1985. ... For other uses, see Othello (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see King Lear (disambiguation). ... Richard Briers, CBE (born on January 14, 1934) is a popular English actor whose career encompasses the theatre, television, film and radio. ... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... Ever Decreasing Circles was a British sitcom which ran on BBC1 for four series from 1984 to 1987. ...

Between 1975-1984, she was married to the actor, Daniel Massey, who, following their divorce, married her sister Lindy; between 1991-2001 she was married to Sir Ian Holm, and they appeared together as Pod and Homily in the BBC's 1993 adaptation of The Borrowers. Her film appearances include Cry Freedom (1987), Iris (2001), Calendar Girls (2003) and Shaun of the Dead (2004). Daniel Raymond Massey (October 10, 1933 - March 25, 1998) was a British-Canadian actor; he was educated at Eton College and Kings College, Cambridge. ... Sir Ian Holm Sir Ian Holm CBE (born 12 September 1931), born as Ian Holm Cuthbert, is an English actor. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... The Borrowers (book cover) The Borrowers is a novel by Mary Norton about tiny people who borrow things from normal humans and keep their existence unknown. ... Cry Freedom is a feature film directed by Richard Attenborough, set in the late 1970s, during the apartheid era of South Africa. ... Iris is a 2001 film that tells the story of British novelist Iris Murdoch and her relationship with John Bayley. ... Calendar Girls is a British film of 2003, based on the true story of a group of Yorkshire women who produce a nude calendar to raise money for leukemia research, under the auspices of the Womens Institute. ... Shaun of the Dead is a zombie-themed romantic comedy (or rom zom com as it dubs itself) or zombie comedy released in 2004. ...

In 2005, Wilton guest starred as Harriet Jones, MP for two episodes in the BBC's revival of the popular science-fiction series Doctor Who. This guest role was written especially for her by the programme's chief writer and executive producer Russell T. Davies, with whom she had previously worked on Bob and Rose (ITV, 2001). The character of Jones returned as Prime Minister in "The Christmas Invasion", the Doctor Who 2005 Christmas special. In the first part of the 2008 series finale, The Stolen Earth, she makes a final appearance, now as the former Prime Minister.It is very likely that Harriet Jones is dead and may make an appearance latter on. For the West Virginia physician and politician, see Harriet B. Jones. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... A broadcast of the long-running and popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... This article is about the television series. ... Russell T Davies, interviewed for the documentary series Doctor Who Confidential in 2005. ... Bob and Rose is a British television drama, originally screened in six one-hour episodes on the ITV network in the UK in the autumn of 2001. ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... The Christmas Invasion is a 60-minute special episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Wilton has also appeared on television as Barbara Poole, the mother of a missing woman, in the BBC television drama series Five Days in 2005; and in ITV's drama Half Broken Things (October 2007) and the BBC production of The Passion (Easter 2008). Five Days is a five-part television drama series produced by the BBC in association with Home Box Office (HBO) and aired on BBC One from 23 January to 1 February 2007. ...

Wilton's film career continues likewise, including roles in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (2005), in Woody Allen's film Match Point (2005) and in The History Boys (2006). She appeared on Desert Island Discs in April 2008. A watercolour and pencil sketch of Jane Austen, believed to be drawn from life by her sister Cassandra (c. ... Movie Poster Jane Austens novel Pride and Prejudice (1813) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg; December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian and playwright. ... Match Point is an Academy Award-nominated 2005 film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox and Penelope Wilton. ... This article is about the 2006 film. ... Desert Island Discs is a long-running BBC Radio 4 programme. ...

Awards and recognition

She has twice won the Critics Circle Theatre Award, in 1981 for her performance in Much Ado About Nothing, and in 1993 for The Deep Blue Sea. In 2001 she was nominated for the London Evening Standard Theatre Award for her performance in The Little Foxes at the Donmar Warehouse. In 2004 she was given the title of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to drama. The Critics Circle Theatre Awards (Drama Theatre Awards in 1989 and 1990) are presented annually for the years theatrical achievements. ... Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ... The Deep Blue Sea (1952) is a play by Terence Rattigan. ... Headlines of the Evening Standard on the day of London bombing on July 7, 2005, in Waterloo Station The Evening Standard is a British tabloid newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast England. ... </gallery> Image:Example. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...

Filmography

Cinema

• Joseph Andrews (1977) — Mrs. Wilson
• The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) — Sonia
• Clockwise (1986) — Pat Garden
• Cry Freedom (1987) — Wendy Woods
• Blame It on the Bellboy (1992) — Patricia Fulford
• The Secret Rapture (1993) — Marion French
• Carrington (1995) — Lady Ottoline Morrell
• This Could Be the Last Time (1998) — Marjorie
• Gooseberries Don't Dance (1999)
• Tom's Midnight Garden (1999) — Aunt Melbourne
• Iris (2001) — Janet Stone
• Calendar Girls (2003) — Ruth Reynoldson
• Shaun of the Dead (2004) — Barbara
• Pride and Prejudice (2005) — Mrs. Gardiner
• Match Point (2005) — Eleanor Hewett
• The History Boys (2006) — Mrs Bibby

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Television

• An Affair of Honour (1972)
• Mrs. Warren's Profession (1972) — Vivie
• The Song of Songs (1973) — Lilli Czepanek
• King Lear (1975) — Regan
• Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (1976)
• The Norman Conquests: Table Manners (1978) — Annie
• The Norman Conquests: Living Together (1978) — Annie
• The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden (1978) — Annie
• Othello (1981) — Desdemona
• Country (1981) — Virginia Carlion
• The Tale of Beatrix Potter (1982) — Beatrix Potter
• King Lear (1982) — Regan
• Laughterhouse (1984) — Alice Singleton
• Ever Decreasing Circles (1984) — Anne Bryce
• The Monocled Mutineer (1986) — Lady Angela
• Screaming (1992) — Beatrice
• The Borrowers (1992) — Homily
• The Return of the Borrowers (1993) — Homily
• The Deep Blue Sea (1994) — Hester Collyer
• Talking Heads 2 (1998) — Rosemary
• Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998) — White Queen
• Wives and Daughters (1999) — Mrs. Hamley
• Rockaby (2000)
• Victoria & Albert (2001) — Princess Mary Louise Victoria
• The Whistle-Blower (2001) — Heather Graham
• Bob and Rose (2001) — Monica Gossage
• Lucky Jim (2003) — Celia Welch
• Falling (2005) — Daisy Langrish
• Doctor Who (2005, 2008) — Harriet Jones
• Five Days (2007) — Barbara Poole
• Celebration (2007)
• Half Broken Things (2007) — Jean
• The Passion (2008) — Mary

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References

External links

• Penelope Wilton at the Internet Movie Database
• Gareth McLean, Unspoken worlds, October 25, 2007, The Guardian