Penny Downie
Actor
- Born
- January 1, 1954 (age 72)
- From
- 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 (24)
Boss Cat (2026)Doris
The Jester from Transylvania (2024)Mrs. Pennington
Breathe (2017)Tid
Jackie (2016)Janet Lee
London Has Fallen (2016)Home Secretary Rose Kenter
W.E. (2011)Dr. Vargas
Hamlet (2009)Gertrude
Invictus (2009)Mrs. Pienaar
All About George (2005)Evelyn
The Girl in the Café (2005)Ruth
Falling (2005)Hazel Kent
Murder in Rome (2005)Caecilia
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004)Judith Massingham
Byron (2003)Lady Judith Milbanke
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind (2003)Self - Narrator
The House of Mirth (2000)Judy Trenor
Lost for Words (1999)Aileen Longden
Crime and Punishment (1998)Katerina
Food of Love (1997)Mary
Paradise (1994)Linda
Ex (1991)Sheila
Lionheart (1987)Madelaine
Wetherby (1985)Chrissie
Crosstalk (1982)Cindy