Acting · Wyke Regis, England, UK · Born November 20, 1938
Born in 1938 in Wyke Regis, England, Penelope Lee has been in a diverse variety of film, television, and theater. She won an arts council scholarship at age 36 to study singing and went to The Aldburgh School for Advanced Students. From this grew the Upottery festival. Performers included Yehudhi Menuhin, Stephan Grepelli, Murray Periaha, Jacqueline du Pre, Timothy West, and Prunella Scales. Throughout her acting career Penelope has worked continually for BBC Radio Drama. She was Nominated Best Actress on BBC Radio in 1978 for Away Day, a one woman play by Franz Xavier Kroetz.
TVLadies in Charge
1986
as Headmistress
MoviePhoebe
1985
as Mrs. Riddle
MovieDoctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
1985
as Computer (voice)
TVMiss Marple: The Moving Finger
1985
as Partridge
MovieYoung Shoulders
1984
as Mrs. Smithson
MovieAfterward
1983
as Alida Stair
TVShades of Darkness
1983
as Alida Stair
MovieThe Plague Dogs
1982
as Lynn Driver (voice)
TVBergerac
1981
as Radiologist
MovieSuperman
1978
as 9th Elder
TVMarie Curie
1977
as Bronya
Black and Blue
1973
as Lady Roe
TVShadows of Fear
1970
as Barbara
TVDoomwatch
1970
as Dr. Mary Bryant
TVThe Flaxton Boys
1969
as Lucy Flaxton
TVThe Informer
1966
as Peggy Harlton
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Mrs. Marchmont
MovieThe Big Job
1965
as Girl on Bench
MovieThe Tomb of Ligeia
1964
as Lady Rowena's Maidservant
Festival
1963
as Chorus of Women of Canterbury
MovieCarry On Cabby
1963
as Girl Kissing in Cab (uncredited)
TVOut of This World
1962
as Pat
TVThe Avengers
1961
as Clarissa
