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