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Penelope Keith

Penelope Keith

  • 84 years old
  • English
  • Actor
Penelope Keith

Dame Penelope Keith is an English actor. Working across film, radio, stage and television, she found particular fame and success for her roles in a number of television sitcoms, particularly To The Manor Born and The Good Life in the 1970s and 80s.

Year Production Role
2024 Penelope Keith Remembers... To The Manor Born Self
2024 Comedy Classics: The Good Life (as Dame Penelope Keith) Self
2023 Comedy Classics: To The Manor Born (as Dame Penelope Keith) Self
2022 Penelope Keith: From Margo To The Manor Born Self (Archive Material)
2021 Sunshine And Laughter
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Narrator
2014 The Perfect Morecambe & Wise
  1. E6 - Episode Six
Self (Archive Material)
2014 Bob Larbey - A Tribute Host / Presenter
2013 Morecambe & Wise In Pieces
  1. E1 - Leading Ladies
  2. E2 - The Curtains
Self (Archive Material)
2013 Morecambe & Wise In Pieces
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Host / Presenter
2013 Morecambe & Wise: The Whole Story
  1. E2 - Part 2
Self
2013 Richard Briers: A Tribute Self
2012 Morecambe & Wise: Song & Dance Host / Presenter
2012 Bring Me Morecambe And Wise
  1. E2 - The Guest Stars
  2. E4 - The Plays Wot Ernie Wrote
  3. E5 - Christmas
Self
2012 John Howard Davies: A Life In Comedy Host / Presenter
2011 Life Begins At Crawley Eleanor
2011 Living With Mother - Series 1
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  1. E3 - Wild Card
Mother
2011 Eric & Ernie (as Penelope Keith CBE)
  1. Special - Behind The Scenes
Self
2010 All About The Good Life Self
2007 To The Manor Born - 25th Anniversary Special Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
2007 The Comedy Christmas Self
2007 Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Laugh
  1. E3 - Fitting In And Being Accepted
Self
2006 The Secret Show - Series 1
  1. E5 - Commando Babies
Nana Poo-Poo (Voice)
2006 Great Lives - Morecambe And Wise Self
2005 The Unseen... - The Unseen Eric Morecambe
  1. The Unseen Eric Morecambe
Self
2004 Britain's Best Sitcom
  1. E1 - The Launch
  2. E4 - The Good Life
Guest
2003 Agatha Raisin Agatha Raisin
2003 Agatha Raisin Agatha Raisin
2003 Margery And Gladys Margery Heywood
2003 Agatha Raisin - Series 1 Agatha Raisin
1999 Aladdin, The Chinese Laundry Boy Empress of China
1999 In Conversation With - Series 1
  1. E4 - Penelope Keith
Self
1999 Laughter In The House: The Story Of British Sitcom
  1. E2 - The Sensational Seventies
Self
1997 To The Manor Born
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  1. E1 - The Rhythms of the Earth
  2. E2 - The Grapevine
  3. E3 - What's in a Name?
  4. E4 - Vive Le Sport
  5. E5 - Sons of the Fathers
  6. E6 - A Wife's Prerogative
  7. E7 - The Spare Room
  8. E8 - An Englishman's Home
  9. E9 - The Honours List
  10. E10 - Plenty More Fish
Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
1997 Next Of Kin - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
  8. E8 - Episode Eight
Maggie
1996 Next Of Kin - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
Maggie
1995 Next Of Kin - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. Special - Christmas Special
Maggie
1994 Mr Sunshine Self
1994 Law And Disorder
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  1. E1 - What Goes Up
  2. E2 - One for the Album
  3. E3 - A Night to Remember
  4. E4 - A Slip of the Pen
  5. E5 - The Cannibal
  6. E6 - Safe as Houses
Phillippa Troy
1994 Law And Disorder Phillippa Troy
1992 No Job For A Lady - Series 3
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Jean Price
1991 No Job For A Lady - Series 2
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Jean Price
1990 Canned Carrott - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
Voice (Voice)
1990 No Job For A Lady - Series 1
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Jean Price
1988 Executive Stress - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Caroline Fairchild
1987 Executive Stress - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
Caroline Fairchild
1986 Executive Stress - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
Caroline Fairchild
1985 Moving Sarah Gladwyn
1983 Sweet Sixteen
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Helen Walker
1981 To The Manor Born - Series 3
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Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
1980 To The Manor Born - Series 2
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Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
1980 Donkeys' Years Lady Driver
1979 To The Manor Born - Series 1
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Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
1978 The Hound Of The Baskervilles Massage Receptionist
1978 The Good Life - When I'm 65 Margo Leadbetter
1978 The Eric Morecambe And Ernie Wise Show - 1978 Specials
  1. Special - Easter Special
Guest
1977 The Good Life - Silly, But It's Fun.... Margo Leadbetter
1977 The Morecambe & Wise Show - The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show 1977
  1. The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show
Guest
1977 The Norman Conquests
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  1. E1 - Table Manners
  2. E2 - Living Together
  3. E3 - Round and Round the Garden
Sarah
1977 The Good Life - Series 4
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Margo Leadbetter
1976 The Good Life - Series 3
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Margo Leadbetter
1975 The Good Life - Series 2
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Margo Leadbetter
1975 Two's Company - Series 1
  1. E4 - The Patient
Mrs. Philips
1975 The Good Life - Series 1
  1. E1 - Plough Your Own Furrow
Margo Leadbetter (Voice)
1975 The Good Life - Series 1
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Margo Leadbetter
1972 Rentadick Miss Evans

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Penelope Keith on IMDb

Born
Tuesday 2nd April 1940 (84 years-old)
Title
Dame Penelope Keith
Penelope Keith DBE DL
Penelope Keith CBE
Full name
Penelope Anne Constance Keith
Nationality
English
BAFTA Television Awards 1980
Best Light Entertainment Performance (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 1978
Best Actress (Winner)
Best Light Entertainment Performance (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 1977
Best Light Entertainment Performance (Winner)
Olivier Awards 1976
Best Actress in a New Play (Nominee)
Best Comedy Performance (Winner)
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