Acting · 1954
Penny Downie
Born Jan 1, 1954·72 years old·Queensland, Australia
Penny Downie is an Australian actress known for her stage and television appearances in the United Kingdom. From 2017 until 2021 she played Ellen in the British TV sitcom Back. She plays the US ambassador’s house manager Frances Munning in the 2023 Netflix political thriller series The Diplomat.
Filmography
40 titles- 2026
Boss CatDorisMovie - 2023
The DiplomatFrances Munning7.6Show - 2022
The Chelsea DetectiveHilary Carmichael6.3Show - 2021
Whitstable PearlIzzy6.7Show - 2017
AbsentiaValerie Chandris7.3Show - 2017
BreatheTid7.4Movie - 2017
BackEllen7.1Show - 2016
The CrownDuchess of Gloucester8.2Show - 2016
Houdini & DoyleMrs. Sulzbach6.5Show - 2016
London Has FallenHome Secretary Rose Kenter6.2Movie - 2016
JackieJanet Lee6.5Movie - 2014
SiblingsDr Barker6.1Show - 2013
Father BrownRev. Mother Augustine7.6Show - 2012
Ripper StreetFlora Gable7.4Show - 2011
VeraVeronica7.4Show - 2011
SilkHelen Guthrie7.5Show - 2011
W.E.Dr. Vargas6.3Movie - 2010
Downton AbbeyLady Sinderby8.1Show - 2009
InvictusMrs. Pienaar7.2Movie - 2006
New Street LawHonor Scammel6.6Show - 2005
All About GeorgeEvelynShow - 2004
Murder in SuburbiaZenith7.5Show - 2003
ByronLady Judith Milbanke5.0Show - 2003
TrustAnita Matteo6.5Show - 2002
SpooksProsecution QC7.7Show - 2001
Waking the DeadBonnie Yorke7.2Show - 2001
The CazaletsSid8.5Show - 2000
The House of MirthJudy Trenor6.3Movie - 1996
MadsonAnderton7.0Show - 1995
Kavanagh Q.C.Mrs. Rosalind McEnery7.3Show - 1994StagesLindaShow
- 1992
UnderbellyBarbara ManningShow - 1991
Stanley and the WomenSusan Duke6.5Show - 1989
Agatha Christie's PoirotFrances Cloade8.2Show - 1989
Screen OneSheila7.2Show - 1988
A Taste for DeathKate Miskin5.4Show - 1987
Inspector MorseNurse Wendy Hazlitt7.9Show - 1983
DalglieshKate Miskin6.9Show - 1982
TimewatchCaecilia6.9Show - 1979
MinderDee Rogers7.1Show