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Penelope Alice Wilton,OBE (born 3 June 1946) is an English actress of stage, film and TV. Chiefly famous for starring opposite Richard Briers in the BBC situation comedy Ever Decreasing Circles, she has also appeared in Doctor Who and the period drama Downton Abbey, among many other productions. She has twice won the Critics Circle Theatre Award. Wilton has been married to two distinguished actors, Daniel Massey and Ian Holm.
Penelope Alice Wilton was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, the daughter of Alice Travers, a tap dancer and former actress, and Clifford Wilton, a businessman. She is a niece of actors Bill Travers and Linden Travers and a cousin of the actor Richard Morant. Her maternal grandparents owned theatres. She and her sisters, Rosemary and Linda, attended the convent school in Newcastle upon Tyne at which their mother had previously taught. Penelope had a successful stage career before breaking into television, and her West End debut was opposite Sir Ralph Richardson.
Penelope Wilton On The Downton Death Rumours | Good Morning Britain
Penelope Wilton and Nicholas Le Prevost in "Bedroom Farce" | Great Performances | PBS
Phyllis Logan and Penelope Wilton from Downton Abbey
Maggie Smith & Penelope Wilton
Phyllis Logan & Penelope Wilton Exclusive Interview - Downton Abbey
David Hare and Penelope Wilton in conversation - National Theatre at 50
Downton Abbey series 5: Penelope Wilton interview
Olivier Awards 2015 winner interviews: Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton on missing Maggie Smith in Hedda Gabler
Penelope Wilton On Her New Play | Lorraine