Penelope Keith
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 2, 1940
- Died
- Jun 29, 2026 (aged 86)
- Place of birth
- Sutton, Surrey, England, UK
- Credits
- 58
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.
Known for
The Avengers
1961TV
Nanny Brown (credit only), Audrey Long
Death Comes to Pemberley
2013TV
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Carry On Doctor
1967Movie
Plain Nurse (uncredited)
Secret Ceremony
1968Movie
Hotel Assistant (uncredited)
The Good Life
1975TV
Margo Leadbetter
To the Manor Born
1979TV
Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
Filmography
Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith
2026TV
Self - Presenter
The Good Life: Inside Out
2025Movie
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
2024Movie
Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
2022Movie
(archive footage)
Remembers…
2022TV
Self
Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire
2020Movie
Narrator (voice)
Penelope Keith's Coastal Villages
2017TV
Self - Presenter
BBC: The Secret Files
2015TV
Self - Presenter
Death Comes to Pemberley
2013TV
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
The Manor Reborn
2011TV
Self - Presenter
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011Movie
Self
All About The Good Life
2010Movie
The Secret Show
2006TV
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005Movie
Self
Margery and Gladys
2003Movie
Margery Heywood
Boohbah
2003TV
Coming Home
1998TV
Aunt Louise
Coming Home
1998Movie
Aunt Louise
Next of Kin
1995TV
Law and Disorder
1994TV
Aladdin
1992Movie
Madam Dim Sum (voice)
Beauty and the Beast
1992Movie
Madame Bonbec (voice)
No Job for a Lady
1990TV
Jean Price
Executive Stress
1986TV
Moving
1985TV
Hay Fever
1984Movie
Judith Bliss
Tickle on the Tum
1984TV
Dora
Waters of the Moon
1983Movie
Helen Lancaster
Spider's Web
1982Movie
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
On Approval
1982Movie
Maria
Wogan
1982TV
Self
Priest of Love
1981Movie
Dorothy Brett
Donkeys' Years
1980Movie
Lady Driver
To the Manor Born
1979TV
Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978Movie
Massage Receptionist
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
1977Movie
Herself
The Norman Conquests
1977TV
Sarah
Cottage to Let
1977TV
Peggy Rodway
Private Lives
1976Movie
Amanda Prynne
Two's Company
1975TV
Mrs. Philips
The Good Life
1975TV
Margo Leadbetter
Ghost Story
1974Movie
Rennie
The Pallisers
1974TV
Mrs Hittaway
Penny Gold
1973Movie
Miss. Hartridge
Rentadick
1972Movie
Reporter
Take a Girl Like You
1970Movie
Tory Lady
Every Home Should Have One
1970Movie
Lotte von Gelbstein
John Clare: "I Am"
1970Movie
Agnes Strickland
Kate
1970TV
Wenda Padbury
A Touch of Love
1969Movie
Nurse (uncredited)
Secret Ceremony
1968Movie
Hotel Assistant (uncredited)
Wild, Wild Women
1968TV
Daisy
Carry On Doctor
1967Movie
Plain Nurse (uncredited)
ITV Playhouse
1967TV
Housekeeper
BBC Play of the Month
1965TV
Maria Wislack
Six Shades of Black
1965TV
Lady Pandora Brewster
The Avengers
1961TV
Nanny Brown (credit only), Audrey Long
Sweet Sixteen
TV