Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 02, 1940
Died
Jun 29, 2026
Place of Birth
Sutton, Surrey, England, UK
Credits
58 titles
Penelope Keith
Biography
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
Filmography
Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith
Self - Presenter
The Good Life: Inside Out
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
(archive footage)
Remembers…
Self
Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire
Narrator (voice)
Penelope Keith's Coastal Villages
Self - Presenter
Penelope Keith at Her Majesty's Service
Presenter
BBC: The Secret Files
Self - Presenter
Death Comes to Pemberley
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
The Manor Reborn
Self - Presenter
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Self
All About The Good Life
The Secret Show
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Self
Margery and Gladys
Margery Heywood
Boohbah
Coming Home
Aunt Louise
Coming Home
Aunt Louise
Next of Kin
Law and Disorder
Aladdin
Madam Dim Sum (voice)
Beauty and the Beast
Madame Bonbec (voice)
No Job for a Lady
Jean Price
Executive Stress
Moving
Hay Fever
Judith Bliss
Tickle on the Tum
Dora
Waters of the Moon
Helen Lancaster
Spider's Web
Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
On Approval
Maria
Wogan
Self
Priest of Love
Dorothy Brett
Donkeys' Years
Lady Driver
To the Manor Born
Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Massage Receptionist
The Norman Conquests
Sarah
Cottage to Let
Peggy Rodway
Private Lives
Amanda Prynne
Two's Company
Mrs. Philips
The Good Life
Margo Leadbetter
Ghost Story
Rennie
The Pallisers
Mrs Hittaway
Penny Gold
Miss. Hartridge
Rentadick
Reporter
Take a Girl Like You
Tory Lady
Every Home Should Have One
Lotte von Gelbstein
John Clare: "I Am"
Agnes Strickland
Kate
Wenda Padbury
A Touch of Love
Nurse (uncredited)