Penelope Keith
Department: Acting
Biography
Dame Penelope Anne Constance Keith, DBE, DL is 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
Beauty and the Beast
1992
John Clare: "I Am"
1970
A Touch of Love
1969
Secret Ceremony
1968
Priest of Love
1981
Ghost Story
1974
Margery and Gladys
2003
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
2022
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011
Donkeys' Years
1980
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
2024
Penny Gold
1973
Aladdin
1994
On Approval
1982
Spider's Web
1982
Every Home Should Have One
1970
Private Lives
1976
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
Hay Fever
1984
All About The Good Life
2010
Take a Girl Like You
1970
Rentadick
1972
Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire
2020
Carry On Doctor
1967
The Good Life: Inside Out
2025
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
To the Manor Born
1979
Executive Stress
1986
Wild, Wild Women
1968
Boohbah
2003
The Avengers
1961
The Good Life
1975
Moving
1985
Law and Disorder
1994
Sweet Sixteen
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Next of Kin
1995
The Secret Show
2006
Tickle on the Tum
1984
The Norman Conquests
1977
Wogan
1982
Two's Company
1975
Coming Home
1998
Penelope Keith's Coastal Villages
2017
The Manor Reborn
2011
The Avengers
1961
BBC: The Secret Files
2015
BBC Play of the Month
1965
No Job for a Lady
1990
Death Comes to Pemberley
2013
Kate
1970
Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith
2026
The Pallisers
1974
Remembers…
2022
ITV Playhouse
1967