Actor
Penelope Keith
April 2, 1940 · Sutton, Surrey, England, UK
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.
Often works with
Ian McKellen
3 titles together
Priest of Love, A Touch of Love, BBC Play of the Month
Philip Madoc
2 titles together
The Avengers, The Good Life
Michael Robbins
2 titles together
The Avengers, The Good Life
Kenneth Williams
2 titles together
Carry On Doctor, The Hound of the Baskervilles
Richard Briers
2 titles together
The Good Life, Rentadick
Angela Thorne
2 titles together
The Good Life, To the Manor Born
Full filmography · 43
The Good Life: Inside Out
cast
2025
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
as (archive footage)
2022
Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire
as Narrator (voice)
2020
All About The Good Life
cast
2010
Margery and Gladys
as Margery Heywood
2003
Coming Home
as Aunt Louise
1998
Aladdin
as Madam Dim Sum (voice)
1992
Beauty and the Beast
as Madame Bonbec (voice)
1992
Hay Fever
as Judith Bliss
1984
Spider's Web
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
1982On Approval
as Maria
1982
Priest of Love
as Dorothy Brett
1981