Cast & creator
Penelope Keith
Best known for The Avengers, The Avengers, Wogan
Dame Penelope Anne Constance Keith, DBE, DL (née Hatfield; 2 April 1940 – 29 June 2026) was 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.
Also known as: Penelope Anne Constance Keith, Penelope Keith CBE
29
film credits
31
television credits
59
1961–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (60)
Showing 60 of 60 credits
The Avengers
Nanny Brown (credit only)
1961The Avengers
Audrey Long
1961
Wogan
Self
1982
BBC Play of the Month
Maria Wislack
1965
ITV Playhouse
Housekeeper
1967
Remembers…
Self
2022
The Pallisers
Mrs Hittaway
1974
The Good Life
Margo Leadbetter
1975
Boohbah
2003
The Secret Show
2006
Death Comes to Pemberley
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
2013
Two's Company
Mrs. Philips
1975
To the Manor Born
Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
1979
Tickle on the Tum
Dora
1984
No Job for a Lady
Jean Price
1990
Coming Home
Aunt Louise
1998
Executive Stress
1986
Every Home Should Have One
Lotte von Gelbstein
1970
A Touch of Love
Nurse (uncredited)
1969Six Shades of Black
Lady Pandora Brewster
1965
Next of Kin
1995Cottage to Let
Peggy Rodway
1977
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Massage Receptionist
1978
The Norman Conquests
Sarah
1977
Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith
Self - Presenter
2026
Carry On Doctor
Plain Nurse (uncredited)
1967
Coming Home
Aunt Louise
1998Kate
Wenda Padbury
1970
Beauty and the Beast
Madame Bonbec (voice)
1992The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Self
2005
Secret Ceremony
Hotel Assistant (uncredited)
1968
Priest of Love
Dorothy Brett
1981Waters of the Moon
Helen Lancaster
1983
Take a Girl Like You
Tory Lady
1970
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
(archive footage)
2022
Aladdin
Madam Dim Sum (voice)
1992Wild, Wild Women
Daisy
1968
Hay Fever
Judith Bliss
1984
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Self
2011Donkeys' Years
Lady Driver
1980
The Good Life: Inside Out
2025
Law and Disorder
1994
Margery and Gladys
Margery Heywood
2003
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
2024
All About The Good Life
2010
Penny Gold
Miss. Hartridge
1973
Spider's Web
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
1982
Penelope Keith at Her Majesty's Service
Presenter
2016Sweet Sixteen
John Clare: "I Am"
Agnes Strickland
1970
Penelope Keith's Coastal Villages
Self - Presenter
2017
Ghost Story
Rennie
1974BBC: The Secret Files
Self - Presenter
2015
Moving
1985
Rentadick
Reporter
1972
The Manor Reborn
Self - Presenter
2011The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
Herself
1977
Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire
Narrator (voice)
2020
Private Lives
Amanda Prynne
1976On Approval
Maria
1982