Penny Downie

Acting·Jan 1, 1954·Queensland, Australia

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Penny Downie is an Australian actress known for her stage and television appearances in the United Kingdom. From 2017 until 2021 she played Ellen in the British TV sitcom Back. She plays the US ambassador’s house manager Frances Munning in the 2023 Netflix political thriller series The Diplomat.

Film	Credit
Boss Cat2026 · Doris	Doris
The Jester from Transylvania2024 · Mrs. Pennington	Mrs. Pennington
Breathe2017 · Tid	Tid
Jackie2016 · Janet Lee	Janet Lee
London Has Fallen2016 · Home Secretary Rose Kenter	Home Secretary Rose Kenter
W.E.2011 · Dr. Vargas	Dr. Vargas
Hamlet2009 · Gertrude	Gertrude
Invictus2009 · Mrs. Pienaar	Mrs. Pienaar
All About George2005 · Evelyn	Evelyn
The Girl in the Café2005 · Ruth	Ruth
Falling2005 · Hazel Kent	Hazel Kent
Murder in Rome2005 · Caecilia	Caecilia
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking2004 · Judith Massingham	Judith Massingham
Byron2003 · Lady Judith Milbanke	Lady Judith Milbanke
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind2003 · Self - Narrator	Self - Narrator
The House of Mirth2000 · Judy Trenor	Judy Trenor
Lost for Words1999 · Aileen Longden	Aileen Longden
Crime and Punishment1998 · Katerina	Katerina
Food of Love1997 · Mary	Mary
Paradise1994 · Linda	Linda
Ex1991 · Sheila	Sheila
Lionheart1987 · Madelaine	Madelaine
Wetherby1985 · Chrissie	Chrissie
Crosstalk1982 · Cindy	Cindy