Acting · Sutton, Surrey, England, UK · Born April 2, 1940
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.
TVSaving Country Houses with Penelope Keith
2026
as Self - Presenter
MovieThe Good Life: Inside Out
2025
MovieTo the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
2024
as Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
MovieThe Good Life: Secret & Scandals
2022
as (archive footage)
TVRemembers…
2022
as Self
MovieBritain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire
2020
as Narrator (voice)
TVPenelope Keith's Coastal Villages
2017
as Self - Presenter
BBC: The Secret Files
2015
as Self - Presenter
TVDeath Comes to Pemberley
2013
as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
TVThe Manor Reborn
2011
as Self - Presenter
MovieEric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011
as Self
MovieAll About The Good Life
2010
TVThe Secret Show
2006
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Self
MovieMargery and Gladys
2003
as Margery Heywood
TVBoohbah
2003
TVComing Home
1998
as Aunt Louise
MovieComing Home
1998
as Aunt Louise
TVNext of Kin
1995
TVLaw and Disorder
1994
MovieAladdin
1992
as Madam Dim Sum (voice)
MovieBeauty and the Beast
1992
as Madame Bonbec (voice)
TVNo Job for a Lady
1990
as Jean Price
TVExecutive Stress
1986
TVMoving
1985
MovieHay Fever
1984
as Judith Bliss
TVTickle on the Tum
1984
as Dora
Waters of the Moon
1983
as Helen Lancaster
MovieSpider's Web
1982
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
On Approval
1982
as Maria
TVWogan
1982
as Self
MoviePriest of Love
1981
as Dorothy Brett
Donkeys' Years
1980
as Lady Driver
TVTo the Manor Born
1979
as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
MovieThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
as Massage Receptionist
TVThe Norman Conquests
1977
as Sarah
Cottage to Let
1977
as Peggy Rodway
MoviePrivate Lives
1976
as Amanda Prynne
TVTwo's Company
1975
as Mrs. Philips
TVThe Good Life
1975
as Margo Leadbetter
MovieGhost Story
1974
as Rennie
TVThe Pallisers
1974
as Mrs Hittaway
MoviePenny Gold
1973
as Miss. Hartridge
MovieRentadick
1972
as Reporter
MovieTake a Girl Like You
1970
as Tory Lady
MovieEvery Home Should Have One
1970
as Lotte von Gelbstein
John Clare: "I Am"
1970
as Agnes Strickland
Kate
1970
as Wenda Padbury
MovieA Touch of Love
1969
as Nurse (uncredited)
MovieSecret Ceremony
1968
as Hotel Assistant (uncredited)
Wild, Wild Women
1968
as Daisy
MovieCarry On Doctor
1967
as Plain Nurse (uncredited)
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Housekeeper
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Maria Wislack
Six Shades of Black
1965
as Lady Pandora Brewster
TVThe Avengers
1961
as Nanny Brown (credit only)
Sweet Sixteen
