Actor profile

Penelope Keith

2nd April 1940 Sutton, Surrey, England, UK Acting

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.

23 Movies 24 TV Shows 58 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Good Life: Inside Out poster

The Good Life: Inside Out 28th October 2025

To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy poster

To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy 27th January 2024 as Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton

The Good Life: Secret & Scandals poster

The Good Life: Secret & Scandals 12th August 2022 as (archive footage)

Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire poster

Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire 5th February 2020 as Narrator (voice)

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes poster

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes 1st January 2011 as Self

All About The Good Life poster

All About The Good Life 29th December 2010

Margery and Gladys poster

Margery and Gladys 21st September 2003 as Margery Heywood

Coming Home poster

Coming Home 11th April 1998 as Aunt Louise

Aladdin poster

Aladdin 16th November 1992 as Madam Dim Sum (voice)

Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast 1st January 1992 as Madame Bonbec (voice)

Hay Fever poster

Hay Fever 26th December 1984 as Judith Bliss

Spider's Web poster

Spider's Web 26th December 1982 as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown

Priest of Love poster

Priest of Love 11th October 1981 as Dorothy Brett

The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles 1st August 1978 as Massage Receptionist

Private Lives poster

Private Lives 28th December 1976 as Amanda Prynne

Ghost Story poster

Ghost Story 19th March 1974 as Rennie

Penny Gold poster

Penny Gold 22nd June 1973 as Miss. Hartridge

Rentadick poster

Rentadick 31st December 1972 as Reporter

Take a Girl Like You poster

Take a Girl Like You 16th December 1970 as Tory Lady

Every Home Should Have One poster

Every Home Should Have One 5th March 1970 as Lotte von Gelbstein

A Touch of Love poster

A Touch of Love 1st September 1969 as Nurse (uncredited)

Secret Ceremony poster

Secret Ceremony 23rd October 1968 as Hotel Assistant (uncredited)

Carry On Doctor poster

Carry On Doctor 2nd December 1967 as Plain Nurse (uncredited)

Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith poster

Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith 13th January 2026 as Self - Presenter

Remembers… poster

Remembers… 29th June 2022 as Self

Penelope Keith's Coastal Villages poster

Penelope Keith's Coastal Villages 13th December 2017 as Self - Presenter

Death Comes to Pemberley poster

Death Comes to Pemberley 26th December 2013 as Lady Catherine de Bourgh

The Manor Reborn poster

The Manor Reborn 24th November 2011 as Self - Presenter

The Secret Show poster

The Secret Show 16th September 2006

Boohbah poster

Boohbah 14th April 2003

Coming Home poster

Coming Home 12th April 1998 as Aunt Louise

Next of Kin poster

Next of Kin 15th May 1995

Law and Disorder poster

Law and Disorder 17th January 1994

No Job for a Lady poster

No Job for a Lady 7th February 1990 as Jean Price

Executive Stress poster

Executive Stress 20th October 1986

Moving poster

Moving 9th January 1985

Tickle on the Tum poster

Tickle on the Tum 5th November 1984 as Dora

Wogan poster

Wogan 4th May 1982 as Self

To the Manor Born poster

To the Manor Born 30th September 1979 as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton

The Norman Conquests poster

The Norman Conquests 5th October 1977 as Sarah

Two's Company poster

Two's Company 6th September 1975 as Mrs. Philips

The Good Life poster

The Good Life 4th April 1975 as Margo Leadbetter

The Pallisers poster

The Pallisers 19th January 1974 as Mrs Hittaway

ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse 25th September 1967 as Housekeeper

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Maria Wislack

The Avengers poster

The Avengers 7th January 1961 as Nanny Brown (credit only)

The Avengers poster

The Avengers 7th January 1961 as Audrey Long