Penelope Keith
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Avengers
Nanny Brown (credit only)
1961
Series
The Avengers
Audrey Long
1961
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Maria Wislack
1965
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Series
ITV Playhouse
Housekeeper
1967
Series
Remembers…
Self
2022
Series
The Pallisers
Mrs Hittaway
1974
Series
The Good Life
Margo Leadbetter
1975
Series
Death Comes to Pemberley
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
2013
Film
Coming Home
Aunt Louise
1998
Series
Two's Company
Mrs. Philips
1975
Series
Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith
Self - Presenter
2026
Series
Boohbah
2003
Series
The Secret Show
2006
Series
To the Manor Born
Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
1979
Series
No Job for a Lady
Jean Price
1990
Series
Next of Kin
1995
Series
Tickle on the Tum
Dora
1984
Series
Coming Home
Aunt Louise
1998
Series
Executive Stress
1986
Kate
Wenda Padbury
1970
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Self
2005
Film
Carry On Doctor
Plain Nurse (uncredited)
1967
Film
Beauty and the Beast
Madame Bonbec (voice)
1992
Cottage to Let
Peggy Rodway
1977
Film
Secret Ceremony
Hotel Assistant (uncredited)
1968
Film
Priest of Love
Dorothy Brett
1981
Donkeys' Years
Lady Driver
1980
Film
A Touch of Love
Nurse (uncredited)
1969
Series
The Norman Conquests
Sarah
1977
Waters of the Moon
Helen Lancaster
1983
Film
Rentadick
Reporter
1972
Film
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Massage Receptionist
1978
Film
Take a Girl Like You
Tory Lady
1970
Film
Aladdin
Madam Dim Sum (voice)
1992
Film
Every Home Should Have One
Lotte von Gelbstein
1970
Sweet Sixteen
Series
Moving
1985
Wild, Wild Women
Daisy
1968
Film
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Self
2011
Film
Penny Gold
Miss. Hartridge
1973
Film
Spider's Web
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
1982
Series
The Manor Reborn
Self - Presenter
2011
Six Shades of Black
Lady Pandora Brewster
1965
Film
Hay Fever
Judith Bliss
1984
Series
Law and Disorder
1994
Film
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
(archive footage)
2022
On Approval
Maria
1982
Series
Penelope Keith's Coastal Villages
Self - Presenter
2017
Film
Margery and Gladys
Margery Heywood
2003
Film
Ghost Story
Rennie
1974
BBC: The Secret Files
Self - Presenter
2015
Film
All About The Good Life
2010
John Clare: "I Am"
Agnes Strickland
1970
Film
Private Lives
Amanda Prynne
1976
Film
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
2024
Film
Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire
Narrator (voice)
2020
Film
The Good Life: Inside Out
2025