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
unhappy trouble ifs
The trouble with anyone when they're unhappy or in a relationship they recognize is not working but don't know what to do about is that they can't see farther out than that. If the relationship is not working, if what was there isn't there anymore, you have to do something about it.
whole-life whole
I have spent my whole life educating myself.
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?
people
I don't really care any longer what other people think.
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.