Penelope Wilton

Dame Penelope Alice Wilton DBE born 3 June 1946 is an English actress She was formerly married to fellow actor Sir Ian Holm and as she has not remarried she retains her married style of Lady Holm Wilton is known for starring opposite Richard Briers in the BBC sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles 19841989 playing Homily in The Borrowers 1992 and The Return of the Borrowers1993 and for her role as the widowed Isobel Crawley in the ITV drama Downton Abbey 20102015 She also played the recurring role of Harriet Jones in Doctor Who 20052008 and Anne in Ricky Gervais Netflix dark comedy After Life  Wilton has had an extensive career on stage receiving six Olivier Award nominations She was nominated for Man and Superman 1981 The Secret Rapture 1988 The Deep Blue Sea1994 John Gabriel Borkman 2008 and The Chalk Garden 2009 before winning the 2015 Olivier Award for Best Actress for Taken at Midnight Her film appearances include Clockwise 1986 Cry Freedom 1987 Blame It on the Bellboy 1992 Calendar Girls 2003 Shaun of the Dead 2004 Match Point 2005 Pride Prejudice 2005 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2012 The Girl 2012 The BFG 2016 and The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry 2023 Description above from the Wikipedia article Penelope Wilton licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia