Penelope Keith
Penelope Keith
Dame Penelope Keith, DBE, DLis an English actress primarily known for her roles in the British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born. She succeeded Lord Olivier as president of the Actors' Benevolent Fund after his death in 1989, and was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empirein the 2014 New Year Honours for services to the arts and to charity...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth2 April 1940
british-actress egoism shyness
Shyness is just egoism out of its depth.
nice communication voice
In this great age of communication, there a lot of people you can't actually understand. I know everyone tweets, and twits and texts and all that, but actually we've all got voices, and it is awfully nice to hear them and if you can understand what people are saying.
nature grandchildren tree
I plant a lot of trees. I am a great believer in planting things for future generations. I loathe the now culture where you just live for today.
friendly vibes building
I don't feel 'vibes' when I enter a building - don't feel the previous owners looking down on me. But I do know when a place feels friendly.
touring
I love touring, I really do.
husband scotland yesterday
I'm not against accents - my husband's from Lancashire and has a rural Lancs accent. We've just got back from Scotland yesterday, and I love that Highland burr.
stars jobs character
The character I play in Star Quality says acting is the be-all and end-all of her life. I'm not like that. I do enjoy working and I give every job my best shot but I never feel, What on Earth am I going to do now?