Penelope Keith

Known for: Acting
Born: April 2, 1940, Sutton, Surrey, England, UK
Died: June 29, 2026
Movies: 29

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.

Best-Known Movies

6.5

Carry On Doctor

1967

6.0

Secret Ceremony

1968

4.4

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1978

4.9

Every Home Should Have One

1970

5.8

Take a Girl Like You

1970

5.6

Aladdin

1992

6.6

A Touch of Love

1969

5.0

Priest of Love

1981

4.9

Ghost Story

1974

6.0

Penny Gold

1973

Filmography

2025	The Good Life: Inside Out
2024	To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy	Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
2022	The Good Life: Secret & Scandals	(archive footage)
2020	Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire	Narrator (voice)
2011	Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes	Self
2010	All About The Good Life
2005	The Funny Blokes of British Comedy	Self
2003	Margery and Gladys	Margery Heywood
1998	Coming Home	Aunt Louise
1992	Aladdin	Madam Dim Sum (voice)
1992	Beauty and the Beast	Madame Bonbec (voice)
1984	Hay Fever	Judith Bliss
1983	Waters of the Moon	Helen Lancaster
1982	Spider's Web	Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
1982	On Approval	Maria
1981	Priest of Love	Dorothy Brett
1980	Donkeys' Years	Lady Driver
1978	The Hound of the Baskervilles	Massage Receptionist
1977	The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show	Herself
1976	Private Lives	Amanda Prynne
1974	Ghost Story	Rennie
1973	Penny Gold	Miss. Hartridge
1972	Rentadick	Reporter
1970	Take a Girl Like You	Tory Lady
1970	Every Home Should Have One	Lotte von Gelbstein
1970	John Clare: "I Am"	Agnes Strickland
1969	A Touch of Love	Nurse (uncredited)
1968	Secret Ceremony	Hotel Assistant (uncredited)
1967	Carry On Doctor	Plain Nurse (uncredited)

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