Penny Downie

Born 1954-01-01 (age 72) Queensland, Australia

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Biography

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.

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Penny Downie

Known For

London Has Fallen

London Has Fallen

2016

as Home Secretary Rose Kenter

Jackie

Jackie

2016

as Janet Lee

Breathe

Breathe

2017

as Tid

Invictus

Invictus

2009

as Mrs. Pienaar

W.E.

W.E.

2011

as Dr. Vargas

The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

2000

as Judy Trenor

Lionheart

Lionheart

1987

as Madelaine

The Girl in the Café

The Girl in the Café

2005

as Ruth

Hamlet

Hamlet

2009

as Gertrude

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking

2004

as Judith Massingham

Food of Love

Food of Love

1997

as Mary

Wetherby

Wetherby

1985

as Chrissie

The Jester from Transylvania

The Jester from Transylvania

2024

as Mrs. Pennington

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

1998

as Katerina

Paradise

Paradise

1994

as Linda

Doobie and a Lil Cup of Coffee

as Iris (voice)

Boss Cat

Boss Cat

2026

as Doris

Crosstalk

Crosstalk

1982

as Cindy

Byron

Byron

2003

as Lady Judith Milbanke

Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind

Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind

2003

as Self - Narrator