| First Name |
Penelope
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| Middle Name |
Alice
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| Last Name |
Wilton
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| Maiden Name |
Wilton
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| Full Name at Birth |
Penelope Alice Wilton
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| Alternative Name |
Penelope Winton, Penelope Alice Wilton
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| Birthday |
3rd June, 1946
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| Birthplace |
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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| Height |
5' 7" (170 cm)
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| Weight |
132lbs (60 kg)
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Distinctive Feature |
2016 winner > Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series > Screen Actors Guild Awards > 'Downton Abbey' (2010), 2015 winner > Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series > Screen Actors Guild Awards > 'Downton Abbey' (2010), 2013 winner > Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series > Screen Actors Guild Awards > 'Downton Abbey' (2010), 2016 awarded > Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to Drama, 2004 awarded > Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2004 New Year Honours for her services to Drama, 2012 awarded > an honorary doctorate from the University of Hull Scarborough Campus, 1981 winner > Critics' Circle Award for Best Actress > 'Much Ado About Nothing', 1993 winner > Critics' Circle Award for Best Actress > 'The Deep Blue Sea', 2008 winner > Evening Standard Award for Best Actress > 'The Chalk Garden', 2015 winner > Olivier Award for Best Actress
> 'Taken at Midnight', Marriage 1 > Daniel Massey (m. 1975; div. 1984), Marriage 2 > Ian Holm (m. 1991; div. 2001), She had a daughter, Alice, born in 1977 & a stillborn son before that
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| High School |
La Sagesse [convent school] in Newcastle upon Tyne
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| University |
[1965 -1968] - Drama Centre London in King's Cross, London
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| Occupation Text |
Actress
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| Occupation |
Actress
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| Claim to Fame |
her roles as Ann Bryce in the BBC sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles, Homily Clock in the BBC miniseries The Borrowers and the sequel The Return of the Borrowers, and Isobel Crawley in the ITV/PBS historical drama series Downton Abbey
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| Year(s) Active |
1969 > present, 1981 > present (self: guest/panellist etc), 1970 > present (TV), 1997 > present (films), 1969 > present (theatre), 1969–present, 1969–present
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| Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
1> Independent Talent Group Ltd., 2> https://www.independenttalent.com/, 3> https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/penelope-wilton/
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| Brand Endorsement |
TV commercial for Nescafe (1990)
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| Official Websites |
www.nndb.com/people/841/000346800/, www.facebook.com/Penelope-Wilton-1426128664283047/, twitter.com/hashtag/penelopewilton?lang=en-gb, www.instagram.com/explore/tags/penelopewilton/?hl=en
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| Father |
Clifford Wilton
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| Mother |
Alice Travers
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| Sister |
Lindy Wilton
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| Family Member |
Richard Morant (cousin) (actor)
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| Favorite People |
John Opie, Mary Wollstonecraft, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Georges Simenon, Alfred Hitchcock, Harold Pinter, Doreen Lawrence, Philip Sutton RA, Diane Keaton, Lino Ventura
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| Favorite Movies |
'Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday'
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| Favorite Songs |
'Isn’t She Lovely' (by Stevie Wonder), Brahms’ first Piano Concerto, 'Sunny' by Bobby Hebb.
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| Favorite Books |
'Renoir, My Father' (by Jean Renoir)
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| Favorite Foods |
Seafood.
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