Penelope Keith
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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.
Known for
Credits
Priest of Love (1981)
as Dorothy Brett
Penny Gold (1973)
as Miss. Hartridge
Secret Ceremony (1968)
as Hotel Assistant (uncredited)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
as Massage Receptionist
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
as Self
Coming Home (1998)
as Aunt Louise
Carry On Doctor (1967)
as Plain Nurse (uncredited)
John Clare: "I Am" (1970)
as Agnes Strickland
Spider's Web (1982)
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
Ghost Story (1974)
as Rennie
Hay Fever (1984)
as Judith Bliss
Donkeys' Years (1980)
as Lady Driver
A Touch of Love (1969)
as Nurse (uncredited)
Aladdin (1992)
as Madam Dim Sum (voice)
Rentadick (1972)
as Reporter
Every Home Should Have One (1970)
as Lotte von Gelbstein
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes (2011)
as Self
Beauty and the Beast (1992)
as Madame Bonbec (voice)
On Approval (1982)
as Maria
Take a Girl Like You (1970)
as Tory Lady
Waters of the Moon (1983)
as Helen Lancaster
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals (2022)
as (archive footage)
Margery and Gladys (2003)
as Margery Heywood
All About The Good Life (2010)
Actor
The Good Life: Inside Out (2025)
Actor
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy (2024)
as Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
Private Lives (1976)
as Amanda Prynne
Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire (2020)
as Narrator (voice)