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Penny Downie

Penny Downie

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.

Known for

The Jester from Transylvania

The Jester from Transylvania

2024 • Mrs. Pennington

Breathe

Jackie

2016 • Janet Lee

London Has Fallen

London Has Fallen

2016 • Home Secretary Rose Kenter

W.E.

2011 • Dr. Vargas

Hamlet

2009 • Gertrude

Invictus

2009 • Mrs. Pienaar

Taken at the Flood

Taken at the Flood

2006 • Frances Cloade

Full filmography

The Jester from Transylvania

The Jester from Transylvania

2024 • Mrs. Pennington

Breathe

2017 • Tid

Jackie

2016 • Janet Lee

London Has Fallen

London Has Fallen

2016 • Home Secretary Rose Kenter

W.E.

2011 • Dr. Vargas

Hamlet

2009 • Gertrude

Invictus

2009 • Mrs. Pienaar

Taken at the Flood

Taken at the Flood

2006 • Frances Cloade

All About George

All About George

2005 • Evelyn

The Girl in the Café

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

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking

2004 • Judith Massingham

Byron

2003 • Lady Judith Milbanke

Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind

Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind

2003 • Self - Narrator

The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

2000 • Judy Trenor

Lost for Words

1999 • Aileen Longden

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

1998 • Katerina

Food of Love

1997 • Mary

Paradise

1994 • Linda

1991 • Sheila

Lionheart

1987 • Madelaine

Wetherby

1985 • Chrissie

Crosstalk

1982 • Cindy

Penny Downie – Biography, Known For & Filmography