Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton
Dame Penelope Alice Wilton, DBEis an English actress. She is known for starring opposite Richard Briers in the BBC sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles; playing Homily in The Borrowersand The Return of the Borrowers; and for her role as Isobel Crawley in the ITV drama Downton Abbey. She also played the recurring role of Harriet Jones in Doctor Who...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth3 June 1946
Penelope Wilton quotes about
century close-relationship twentieth-century
I've had very close relationships with some twentieth-century writers.
measurement legs surprise
I don't tell everyone my life history because if everyone knows your inside-leg measurement, how can you surprise them?
platitudes rather terribly
I find talking about acting very boring, having to come out with platitudes about how terribly nice everyone is. I would much rather just do it.