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| birth_place = [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], Australia |
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| occupation = Actress |
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| yearsactive = 1976–present |
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'''Penny Downie''' |
'''Penny Downie''' is an Australian actress known for her stage and television appearances in the United Kingdom. |
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==Career == |
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Downie began her career in Australia, initially in [[Brisbane]] at [[Twelfth Night Theatre]] and [[Brisbane Arts Theatre]]. Downie was a student of theatre director, [[Joan Whalley]]. She trained at the [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] (NIDA), [[Sydney]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} |
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===TV and film=== |
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She moved to the United Kingdom in the early 1980s. In 1984 she appeared as Dee Rogers in the ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' episode "[[List of Minder episodes#If Money Be the Food of Love, Play On|If Money Be the Food of Love, Play On]]". Other UK TV credits include: ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'', ''[[Kavanagh QC]]'', ''[[The Cazalets]]'', ''[[The Inspector Lynley Mysteries]]'', ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]'', ''[[Trial & Retribution]]'', ''[[New Street Law]]'', ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]'', ''The Ice House'', ''[[Lost for Words (1999 film)|Lost for Words]]'' and ''[[New Tricks]]''. She also appeared in ''[[The Girl in the Cafe]]'', alongside [[Bill Nighy]], [[Kelly Macdonald]] and [[Anton Lesser]]. |
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After graduation she appeared in Australian TV series such as ''[[The Box (Australian TV series)|The Box]]'', ''[[Bellbird (TV series)|Bellbird]]'', ''[[The Sullivans]]'', ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'', and ''[[Learned Friends]]''. |
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She moved to the United Kingdom in the early 1980s. In 1984 she appeared as Dee Rogers in the ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' episode "[[List of Minder episodes#If Money Be the Food of Love, Play On|If Money Be the Food of Love, Play On]]". Her many UK TV credits include ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'', ''[[Kavanagh QC]]'', ''[[The Inspector Lynley Mysteries]]'', ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]'', and ''[[New Tricks]]''. She also appeared in ''[[The Girl in the Cafe]]''. |
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She is also an accomplished stage actress. She is an associate artist of the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] where she has played roles such as Lady Anne in ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]'' in the 1984 production featuring [[Antony Sher]] in the lead, and [[Hermione (The Winter's Tale)|Hermione]] and [[Perdita (The Winter's Tale)|Perdita]] in ''[[The Winter's Tale]]''. She appeared in the premiere of [[Nick Dear]]'s play ''[[The Art of Success]]'' in [[Stratford-upon-Avon|Stratford]] in 1986 and later at the [[Barbican Theatre]], London, alongside [[Michael Kitchen]] and [[Simon Russell Beale]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theatricalia.com/play/m1/the-art-of-success/production/24d |title=Production of the Art of Success | Theatricalia |website=theatricalia.com |access-date=25 January 2014}}</ref> |
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In 2009, she played Mrs. Pienaar in the [[Clint Eastwood]] film ''[[Invictus (film)|Invictus]]''. |
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In 2013, she appeared as Rev Mother Augustine in the ''[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|Father Brown]]'' episode "The Bride of Christ". In 2014, Downie starred in an episode of ''[[Suspects (TV series)|Suspects]]'' as Fiona Sullivan, and appeared as Lady Sinderby, mother of Atticus Aldridge, in series five of ''[[Downton Abbey]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://shows.stv.tv/downton-abbey/latest/288369-james-faulkner-penny-downie-and-catherine-steadman-for-downton-abbey/|title=STV programmes news and information}}</ref> |
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===Stage === |
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She is an associate artist of the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]. where she has played roles such as Lady Anne in ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]'' in the 1984 production featuring [[Antony Sher]] in the lead, and [[Hermione (The Winter's Tale)|Hermione]] and [[Perdita (The Winter's Tale)|Perdita]] in ''[[The Winter's Tale]]''. She appeared in the premiere of [[Nick Dear]]'s play ''[[The Art of Success]]'' in [[Stratford-upon-Avon|Stratford]] in 1986 and later at the [[Barbican Theatre]], London, alongside [[Michael Kitchen]] and [[Simon Russell Beale]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theatricalia.com/play/m1/the-art-of-success/production/24d |title=Production of the Art of Success | Theatricalia |website=theatricalia.com |access-date=25 January 2014}}</ref> |
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In 2008, she played opposite [[David Tennant]] and [[Patrick Stewart]] as [[Gertrude (Hamlet)|Gertrude]], in the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]'s production of ''[[Hamlet (2009 television film)|Hamlet]]'' which was subsequently adapted for BBC television and aired in late 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Billen|first1=Andrew|title=Fit for a prince - Hamlet Production|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/theatre/2008/08/hamlet-tennant-play-scene|access-date=4 September 2014|work=New Statesman|date=21 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BBC Two - Hamlet|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pk71s|website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=4 September 2014}}</ref> Downie played the title character in [[Euripides]]' ''[[Helen (play)|Helen]]'' at [[Shakespeare's Globe]] Theatre in 2009. |
In 2008, she played opposite [[David Tennant]] and [[Patrick Stewart]] as [[Gertrude (Hamlet)|Gertrude]], in the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]'s production of ''[[Hamlet (2009 television film)|Hamlet]]'' which was subsequently adapted for BBC television and aired in late 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Billen|first1=Andrew|title=Fit for a prince - Hamlet Production|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/theatre/2008/08/hamlet-tennant-play-scene|access-date=4 September 2014|work=New Statesman|date=21 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BBC Two - Hamlet|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pk71s|website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=4 September 2014}}</ref> Downie played the title character in [[Euripides]]' ''[[Helen (play)|Helen]]'' at [[Shakespeare's Globe]] Theatre in 2009. |
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Downie played the title role in ''A Storm in a Flower Vase'', a play based on the life of [[Constance Spry]], which held its West End debut at the Arts Theatre.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Prendergast| first1=Lara|title=A Storm in a Flower Vase: Constance Spry spruces up centrestage|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/10303180/A-Storm-in-a-Flower-Vase-Constance-Spry-spruces-up-centrestage.html|access-date=4 September 2014|work=The Telegraph|date=12 September 2013}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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'''Film''' |
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'''FILM''' |
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| 1982 || ''[[Crosstalk]]'' || Cindy || Feature film |
| 1982 || ''[[Crosstalk (film)|Crosstalk]]'' || Cindy || Feature film |
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| 1985 || ''[[Wetherby (film)|Wetherby]]'' || Chrissie || Feature film, UK |
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| 1987 || ''[[Lionheart (1987 film)|Lionheart]]'' || Madelaine || Feature film US/Hungary |
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| 1997 || ''[[Food of Love (1997 film)|Food of Love]]'' || Mary || Feature film, UK/France |
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| 2000 || ''{{sortname|The|House of Mirth|The House of Mirth (2000 film)}}'' || Judy Trenor || Feature film UK/France/Germany/US |
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| 2009 || ''[[Invictus (film)|Invictus]]'' || Mrs. Pienaar || Feature film, US |
| 2009 || ''[[Invictus (film)|Invictus]]'' || Mrs. Pienaar || Feature film, US |
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| 2011 || | ''[[W.E.]]'' || Dr. Vargas || Feature film, UK |
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| 2013 || ''[[Girl on a Bicycle (film)|Girl on a Bicycle]]'' || Margaret || Feature film Germany/France |
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| 2016 || ''[[London Has Fallen]]'' || Home Secretary Rose Kenter || Feature film US/UK/Bulgaria |
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| 2016 || ''[[Jackie (2016 film)|Jackie]]'' || Janet Lee || Feature film US/UK/France/Chile/Germany |
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| 2017 || ''Breathe'' || Tid || Feature film, UK |
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| 2020 || ''The Jester from Transylvania'' || Mrs. Pennington || Feature film, UK |
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'''Television''' |
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'''TELEVISION''' |
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| rowspan="1"| 1976-1977 |
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| ''[[Bellbird (TV series)|Bellbird]]'' |
| ''[[Bellbird (TV series)|Bellbird]]'' |
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| Kelly Jamison |
| Recurring role: Kelly Jamison |
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| ABC TV series |
| ABC TV series, 71 episodes |
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| ''{{sortname|The|Sullivans}}'' |
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| Patty Spencer Sullivan |
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| rowspan="1"| 1977 |
| rowspan="1"| 1977 |
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| ''{{sortname|The|Box|The Box (Australian TV series)}}'' |
| ''{{sortname|The|Box|The Box (Australian TV series)}}'' |
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| Ronnie Heatherton |
| Recurring Guest role: Ronnie Heatherton |
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| TV series |
| TV series, 2 episodes |
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| rowspan="1"| 1979 |
| rowspan="1"| 1979 |
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| ''[[Skyways (TV series)|Skyways]]'' |
| ''[[Skyways (TV series)|Skyways]]'' |
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| Miranda |
| Guest role: Miranda |
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| TV series |
| TV series, 1 episode: "George And The Hooker" |
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| rowspan="1"| 1979-1980 |
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| ''[[Cop Shop]]'' |
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| Guest roles: Sherry Raymond / Wendy Green / Gillian Croft |
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| TV series, 4 episodes |
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| rowspan="1"| 1980 |
| rowspan="1"| 1980 |
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| ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'' |
| ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'' |
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| Kerry Vincent |
| Recurring role: Kerry Vincent |
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| TV series, 12 episodes |
| TV series, 12 episodes |
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| rowspan="1"| 1981 |
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| ''[[Punishment]]'' |
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| Guest role |
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| TV series |
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| rowspan="1"| 1982 |
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| ''{{sortname|The|Sullivans}}'' |
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| Guest role: Patty Spencer Sullivan |
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| TV series, 1 episode |
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| rowspan="1"| 1983 |
| rowspan="1"| 1983 |
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| ''Learned Friends'' |
| ''Learned Friends'' |
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| Regular role |
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| ABC TV series |
| ABC TV series |
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| ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' |
| ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' |
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| Dee Rogers |
| Dee Rogers |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[List of Minder episodes#If Money Be the Food of Love, Play On|If Money Be the Food of Love, Play On]]" |
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| rowspan=" |
| rowspan="3"| 1986 |
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| ''[[Wetherby (film)|Wetherby]]'' |
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| Chrissie |
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| rowspan="1"| 1986 |
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| ''[[C.A.T.S. Eyes|C.A.T.S Eyes]]'' |
| ''[[C.A.T.S. Eyes|C.A.T.S Eyes]]'' |
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| Barbara Dashley |
| Guest role: Barbara Dashley |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[C.A.T.S. Eyes#Powerline|Powerline]]" |
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| ''The Story of English'' |
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| Herself - Self / Titania |
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| TV miniseries UK, 1 episode |
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| ''Refuse to Dance: The Theatre of Howard Barker'' |
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| rowspan="1"| 1987 |
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| Herself |
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| ''[[Lionheart (1987 film)|Lionheart]]'' |
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| TV documentary, UK |
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| Madelaine |
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| rowspan="2"| 1988 |
| rowspan="2"| 1988 |
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| ''Campaign'' |
| ''Campaign'' |
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| Sarah Copeland |
| Regular role: Sarah Copeland |
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| TV |
| TV miniseries UK, 6 episodes |
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| ''{{sortname|A|Taste for Death|A Taste for Death (P. D. James novel)}}'' |
| ''{{sortname|A|Taste for Death|A Taste for Death (P. D. James novel)}}'' |
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| Inspector Kate Miskin |
| Regular role: Inspector Kate Miskin |
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| TV |
| TV miniseries UK, 6 episodes |
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| rowspan="2"| 1991 |
| rowspan="2"| 1991 |
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| ''[[Screen One]]'' |
| ''[[Screen One]]'' |
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| Sheila |
| Guest role: Sheila |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[Screen One#Ex|Ex]]") |
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| ''[[Stanley and the Women]]'' |
| ''[[Stanley and the Women]]'' |
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| Susan Duke |
| Regular role: Susan Duke |
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| TV miniseries UK, 4 episodes |
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| TV mini-series |
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| rowspan="1"| 1992 |
| rowspan="1"| 1992 |
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| ''Underbelly'' |
| ''Underbelly'' |
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| Barbara Manning |
| Recurring role: Barbara Manning |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 4 episodes |
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| rowspan="1"| 1993 |
| rowspan="1"| 1993 |
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| ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'' |
| ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'' |
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| Nurse Wendy Hazlitt |
| Guest role: Nurse Wendy Hazlitt |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[List of Inspector Morse episodes#Deadly Slumber|Deadly Slumber]]" |
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| 1994 |
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| ''[[Stages (TV series)|Stages]]'' |
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| ''Paradise'' |
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| Linda |
| Guest role: Linda |
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| TV series UK, 1 episode |
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| TV movie |
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| rowspan="1"| 1995 |
| rowspan="1"| 1995 |
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| ''{{sortname|The|Governor|The Governor (British TV series)}}'' |
| ''{{sortname|The|Governor|The Governor (British TV series)}}'' |
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| Christina Knatchbull |
| Guest role: Christina Knatchbull |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[The Governor (British TV series)#ep4|Episode #1.4]]" |
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| rowspan="1"| 1996 |
| rowspan="1"| 1996 |
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| ''[[Madson (TV series)|Madson]]'' |
| ''[[Madson (TV series)|Madson]]'' |
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| Anderton |
| Anderton |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode 6: "[[Madson (TV series)#ep6|Episode 6]]" |
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| rowspan=" |
| rowspan="1"| 1997 |
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| ''{{sortname|The|Ice House|The Ice House (novel)}}'' |
| ''{{sortname|The|Ice House|The Ice House (novel)}}'' |
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| Phoebe Maybury |
| Recurring role: Phoebe Maybury |
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| TV miniseries UK, 2 episodes |
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| TV movie |
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| ''[[Food of Love (1997 film)|Food of Love]]'' |
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| Mary |
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| rowspan="2"| 1998 |
| rowspan="2"| 1998 |
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| ''{{sortname|A|Certain Justice}}'' |
| ''{{sortname|A|Certain Justice}}'' |
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| Venetia Aldridge |
| Guest role: Venetia Aldridge |
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| TV series |
| TV series, 1 episode |
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|- |
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| ''[[Crime and Punishment (1998 film)|Crime and Punishment]]'' |
| ''[[Crime and Punishment (1998 film)|Crime and Punishment]]'' |
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| Katerina |
| Katerina |
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| TV movie |
| TV movie, US |
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|- |
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| rowspan=" |
| rowspan="3"| 1999 |
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| ''[[Lost for Words (1999 film)|Lost for Words]]'' |
| ''[[Lost for Words (1999 film)|Lost for Words]]'' |
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| Aileen Longden |
| Aileen Longden |
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| TV movie |
| TV movie, UK |
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|- |
|- |
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| ''[[Kavanagh QC]]'' |
| ''[[Kavanagh QC]]'' |
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| Mrs. Rosalind McEnery |
| Guest role: Mrs. Rosalind McEnery |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[Kavanagh QC#Previous Convictions|Previous Convictions]]" |
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|- |
|- |
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| ''Stagestruck: Gay Theatre in the 20th Century'' |
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| rowspan="1"| 2000 |
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| Herself |
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| ''{{sortname|The|House of Mirth|The House of Mirth (2000 film)}}'' |
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| TV series UK, 3 episodes |
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| Judy Trenor |
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| rowspan="1"| 2001 |
| rowspan="1"| 2001 |
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| ''{{sortname|The|Cazalets}}'' |
| ''{{sortname|The|Cazalets}}'' |
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| Margot "Sid" Sidney |
| Recurring role: Margot "Sid" Sidney |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 6 episodes |
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|- |
|- |
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| rowspan="2"| 2003 |
| rowspan="2"| 2003 |
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| ''[[Trust (British TV series)|Trust]]'' |
| ''[[Trust (British TV series)|Trust]]'' |
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| Anita Matteo |
| Guest role: Anita Matteo |
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| TV |
| TV miniseries UK, 1 episode: "[[Trust (British TV series)#ep4|Spilt Milk]]" |
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|- |
|- |
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| ''[[Byron (film)|Byron]]'' |
| ''[[Byron (film)|Byron]]'' |
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| Lady Judith Milbanke |
| Lady Judith Milbanke |
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| TV movie |
| TV movie, UK |
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|- |
|- |
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| rowspan="3"| 2004 |
| rowspan="3"| 2004 |
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| ''{{sortname|The|Inspector Lynley Mysteries}}'' |
| ''{{sortname|The|Inspector Lynley Mysteries}}'' |
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| Dr. Tessa Jellicoe |
| Guest role: Dr. Tessa Jellicoe |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[The Inspector Lynley Mysteries#If Wishes Were Horses|If Wishes Were Horses]]" |
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|- |
|- |
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| ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]'' |
| ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]'' |
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| Prosecution QC |
| Guest role: Prosecution QC |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "Episode #3.6" (uncredited) |
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| ''[[Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking]]'' |
| ''[[Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking]]'' |
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| Judith Massingham |
| Recurring role: Judith Massingham |
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| TV movie |
| TV movie, UK/US |
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|- |
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| rowspan="7"| 2005 |
| rowspan="7"| 2005 |
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| ''[[Timewatch]]'' |
| ''[[Timewatch]]'' |
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| Caecilia |
| Caecilia |
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| TV series documentary |
| TV series documentary UK, 1 episode: "Murder In Rome" |
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|- |
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| ''Falling'' |
| ''Falling'' |
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| Hazel |
| Hazel |
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| TV movie |
| TV movie, UK |
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|- |
|- |
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| ''{{sortname|The|Girl in the Café}}'' |
| ''{{sortname|The|Girl in the Café}}'' |
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| Ruth |
| Ruth |
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| TV movie |
| TV movie, UK/US |
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|- |
|- |
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| ''[[Murder in Suburbia]]'' |
| ''[[Murder in Suburbia]]'' |
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| Zenith |
| Guest role: Zenith |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[Murder in Suburbia#ep12|Golden Oldies]]" |
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|- |
|- |
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| ''[[All About George]]'' |
| ''[[All About George]]'' |
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| Evelyn |
| Regular role: Evelyn |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 6 episodes |
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|- |
|- |
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| ''[[Trial & Retribution]]'' |
| ''[[Trial & Retribution]]'' |
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| Mrs Thorpe |
| Guest role: Mrs Thorpe |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[Trial & Retribution#ep17|The Lovers: Part 1]]" |
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| ''Murder in Rome'' |
| ''Murder in Rome'' |
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| Caecilia |
| Caecilia |
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| TV movie |
| TV movie, UK |
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|- |
|- |
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| rowspan="3"| 2006 |
| rowspan="3"| 2006 |
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| ''[[Judge John Deed]]'' |
| ''[[Judge John Deed]]'' |
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| Moira Blackthorn |
| Guest role: Moira Blackthorn |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[List of Judge John Deed episodes#My Daughter, Right or Wrong|My Daughter, Right or Wrong]]" |
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|- |
|- |
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| ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]'' |
| ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]'' |
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| Frances Cloade |
| Guest role: Frances Cloade |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes#Taken at the Flood|Taken at the Flood]]" |
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|- |
|- |
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| ''[[New Street Law]]'' |
| ''[[New Street Law]]'' |
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| Honor Scammell |
| Honor Scammell / Honor Scammel |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 14 episodes: 2006–2007 |
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| rowspan="1"| 2007 |
| rowspan="1"| 2007 |
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| ''{{sortname|The|Commander: Fraudster|The Commander (TV series)}}'' |
| ''{{sortname|The|Commander: Fraudster|The Commander (TV series)}}'' |
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| Jane Griffith |
| Jane Griffith |
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| TV movie |
| TV movie, UK |
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|- |
|- |
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| rowspan="1"| 2008 |
| rowspan="1"| 2008 |
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| ''[[New Tricks]]'' |
| ''[[New Tricks]]'' |
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| Diane King |
| Diane King |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[List of New Tricks episodes#ep38|Communal Living]]" |
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| rowspan="1"| 2009 |
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| ''[[Hamlet (2009 film)|Hamlet]]'' |
| ''[[Hamlet (2009 film)|Hamlet]]'' |
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| [[Gertrude (Hamlet)|Gertrude]] |
| [[Gertrude (Hamlet)|Gertrude]] |
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| TV movie |
| TV movie, UK/US/Japan |
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|- |
|- |
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| rowspan="1"| 2010 |
| rowspan="1"| 2010;2014 |
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| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' |
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' |
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| Jessica Boyd/Maisie Padkin |
| Jessica Boyd / Maisie Padkin |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 2 episodes |
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|- |
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| rowspan=" |
| rowspan="4"| 2011 |
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| ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]'' |
| ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]'' |
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| Bonnie Yorke |
| Recurring role: Bonnie Yorke |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 2 episodes: "[[List of Waking the Dead episodes#ep87|Solidarity]]" |
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| ''[[Silk (TV series)|Silk]]'' |
| ''[[Silk (TV series)|Silk]]'' |
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| Helen Guthrie |
| Guest role: Helen Guthrie |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[Silk (TV series)#ep6|Episode #1.6]]" |
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| ''{{sortname|The|Shadow Line|The Shadow Line (TV series)}}'' |
| ''{{sortname|The|Shadow Line|The Shadow Line (TV series)}}'' |
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| Caroline Monroe |
| Guest role: Caroline Monroe |
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| TV mini-series |
| TV mini-series UK, 1 episode: "Episode #1.4" |
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| ''[[W.E.]]'' |
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| Dr. Vargas |
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| ''[[Law & Order: UK]]'' |
| ''[[Law & Order: UK]]'' |
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| Rachel Mathesson |
| Recurring role: Rachel Mathesson |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 2 episodes |
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| rowspan="2"| 2012 |
| rowspan="2"| 2012 |
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| ''[[Vera (TV series)|Vera]]'' |
| ''[[Vera (TV series)|Vera]]'' |
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| Veronica |
| Guest role: Veronica |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[Vera (TV series)#ep6|Silent Voices]]" |
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| ''[[Threesome (British TV series)|Threesome]]'' |
| ''[[Threesome (British TV series)|Threesome]]'' |
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| Judge |
| Guest role: Judge |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[List of Threesome episodes#ep14|I Don't]]" |
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| ''[[Ripper Street]]'' |
| ''[[Ripper Street]]'' |
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| Flora Gable |
| Guest role: Flora Gable |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK/IRELAND, 1 episode: "[[List of Ripper Street episodes#ep3|The King Came Calling]]" |
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| ''[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|Father Brown]]'' |
| ''[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|Father Brown]]'' |
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| Rev Mother Augustine |
| Guest role: Rev Mother Augustine |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[List of Father Brown episodes#ep6|The Bride of Christ]]" |
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| ''[[Silent Witness]]'' |
| ''[[Silent Witness]]'' |
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| Anne Percival |
| Guest role: Anne Percival |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[List of Silent Witness episodes#ep138|True Love Waits: Part 2]]" |
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| ''[[Girl on a Bicycle (film)|Girl on a Bicycle]]'' |
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| Margaret |
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| ''[[Breathless (TV series)|Breathless]]'' |
| ''[[Breathless (TV series)|Breathless]]'' |
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| Penny |
| Recurring role: Penny |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 2 episodes |
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| rowspan="3"| 2014 |
| rowspan="3"| 2014 |
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| ''[[Suspects (TV series)|Suspects]]'' |
| ''[[Suspects (TV series)|Suspects]]'' |
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| Fiona Sullivan |
| Guest role: Fiona Sullivan |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[Suspects (TV series)#ep1|Alone]]" |
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| ''[[Siblings (TV series)|Siblings]]'' |
| ''[[Siblings (TV series)|Siblings]]'' |
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| Dr. Barker |
| Guest role: Dr. Barker (as Pennie Downie) |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 1 episode: "[[Siblings (TV series)#ep3|Intern School]]" |
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|- |
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| ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' |
| ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' |
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| Lady Sinderby |
| Recurring role: Lady Sinderby |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 4 episodes |
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| rowspan="2"| 2016 |
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| '' |
| ''Houdini and Doyle'' |
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| Recurring role: Mrs. Sulzbach |
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| [[Home Secretary]] Rose Kenter |
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| TV miniseries UK/Canada, 1 episode |
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| ''{{sortname|The|Secret Agent|The Secret Agent (2016 TV series)}}'' |
| ''{{sortname|The|Secret Agent|The Secret Agent (2016 TV series)}}'' |
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| Lady Blackwood |
| Recurring role: Lady Blackwood |
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| TV |
| TV miniseries UK, 3 episodes |
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| ''[[Jackie (2016 film)|Jackie]]'' |
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| [[Janet Lee Bouvier|Janet Lee]] |
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| rowspan="1"| 2017-2021 |
| rowspan="1"| 2017-2021 |
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| ''[[Back (TV series)|Back]]'' |
| ''[[Back (TV series)|Back]]'' |
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| Ellen |
| Regular role: Ellen |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 12 episodes |
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| rowspan="2"| 2019 |
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| ''[[The Lovecraft Investigations]]'' |
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| Barbara |
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| Podcast series UK, 1 episode |
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| 2019 |
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| ''[[Absentia (TV series)|Absentia]]'' |
| ''[[Absentia (TV series)|Absentia]]'' |
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| Valerie Chandris |
| Recurring role: Valerie Chandris |
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| TV series |
| TV series US/Israel, 3 episodes |
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| 2019-2020 |
| 2019-2020 |
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| ''{{sortname|The|Crown|The Crown (TV series)}}'' |
| ''{{sortname|The|Crown|The Crown (TV series)}}'' |
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| [[Alice, Duchess of Gloucester]] |
| Recurring role: [[Alice, Duchess of Gloucester]] |
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| TV series |
| TV series UK, 9 episodes |
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Penny Downie | |
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Born | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1976–present |
Penny Downie is an Australian actress known for her stage and television appearances in the United Kingdom.
Career
Downie began her career in Australia, initially in Brisbane at Twelfth Night Theatre and Brisbane Arts Theatre. Downie was a student of theatre director, Joan Whalley. She trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Sydney.[citation needed]
TV and film
After graduation she appeared in Australian TV series such as The Box, Bellbird, The Sullivans, Prisoner, and Learned Friends.
She moved to the United Kingdom in the early 1980s. In 1984 she appeared as Dee Rogers in the Minder episode "If Money Be the Food of Love, Play On". Her many UK TV credits include Inspector Morse, Kavanagh QC, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Spooks, and New Tricks. She also appeared in The Girl in the Cafe.
In 2009, she played Mrs. Pienaar in the Clint Eastwood film Invictus.
In 2013, she appeared as Rev Mother Augustine in the Father Brown episode "The Bride of Christ". In 2014, Downie starred in an episode of Suspects as Fiona Sullivan, and appeared as Lady Sinderby, mother of Atticus Aldridge, in series five of Downton Abbey.[1]
Stage
She is an associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company. where she has played roles such as Lady Anne in Richard III in the 1984 production featuring Antony Sher in the lead, and Hermione and Perdita in The Winter's Tale. She appeared in the premiere of Nick Dear's play The Art of Success in Stratford in 1986 and later at the Barbican Theatre, London, alongside Michael Kitchen and Simon Russell Beale.[2]
In 2008, she played opposite David Tennant and Patrick Stewart as Gertrude, in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Hamlet which was subsequently adapted for BBC television and aired in late 2009.[3][4] Downie played the title character in Euripides' Helen at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in 2009.
Downie played the title role in A Storm in a Flower Vase, a play based on the life of Constance Spry, which held its West End debut at the Arts Theatre.[5]
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Type |
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1982 | Crosstalk | Cindy | Feature film |
1985 | Wetherby | Chrissie | Feature film, UK |
1987 | Lionheart | Madelaine | Feature film US/Hungary |
1997 | Food of Love | Mary | Feature film, UK/France |
2000 | The House of Mirth | Judy Trenor | Feature film UK/France/Germany/US |
2009 | Invictus | Mrs. Pienaar | Feature film, US |
2011 | W.E. | Dr. Vargas | Feature film, UK |
2013 | Girl on a Bicycle | Margaret | Feature film Germany/France |
2016 | London Has Fallen | Home Secretary Rose Kenter | Feature film US/UK/Bulgaria |
2016 | Jackie | Janet Lee | Feature film US/UK/France/Chile/Germany |
2017 | Breathe | Tid | Feature film, UK |
2020 | The Jester from Transylvania | Mrs. Pennington | Feature film, UK |
Television
Year | Film | Role | Type |
---|---|---|---|
1976-1977 | Bellbird | Recurring role: Kelly Jamison | ABC TV series, 71 episodes |
1977 | The Box | Recurring Guest role: Ronnie Heatherton | TV series, 2 episodes |
1979 | Skyways | Guest role: Miranda | TV series, 1 episode: "George And The Hooker" |
1979-1980 | Cop Shop | Guest roles: Sherry Raymond / Wendy Green / Gillian Croft | TV series, 4 episodes |
1980 | Prisoner | Recurring role: Kerry Vincent | TV series, 12 episodes |
1981 | Punishment | Guest role | TV series |
1982 | The Sullivans | Guest role: Patty Spencer Sullivan | TV series, 1 episode |
1983 | Learned Friends | Regular role | ABC TV series |
1984 | Minder | Dee Rogers | TV series UK, 1 episode: "If Money Be the Food of Love, Play On" |
1986 | C.A.T.S Eyes | Guest role: Barbara Dashley | TV series UK, 1 episode: "Powerline" |
The Story of English | Herself - Self / Titania | TV miniseries UK, 1 episode | |
Refuse to Dance: The Theatre of Howard Barker | Herself | TV documentary, UK | |
1988 | Campaign | Regular role: Sarah Copeland | TV miniseries UK, 6 episodes |
A Taste for Death | Regular role: Inspector Kate Miskin | TV miniseries UK, 6 episodes | |
1991 | Screen One | Guest role: Sheila | TV series UK, 1 episode: "Ex") |
Stanley and the Women | Regular role: Susan Duke | TV miniseries UK, 4 episodes | |
1992 | Underbelly | Recurring role: Barbara Manning | TV series UK, 4 episodes |
1993 | Inspector Morse | Guest role: Nurse Wendy Hazlitt | TV series UK, 1 episode: "Deadly Slumber" |
1994 | Stages | Guest role: Linda | TV series UK, 1 episode |
1995 | The Governor | Guest role: Christina Knatchbull | TV series UK, 1 episode: "Episode #1.4" |
1996 | Madson | Anderton | TV series UK, 1 episode 6: "Episode 6" |
1997 | The Ice House | Recurring role: Phoebe Maybury | TV miniseries UK, 2 episodes |
1998 | A Certain Justice | Guest role: Venetia Aldridge | TV series, 1 episode |
Crime and Punishment | Katerina | TV movie, US | |
1999 | Lost for Words | Aileen Longden | TV movie, UK |
Kavanagh QC | Guest role: Mrs. Rosalind McEnery | TV series UK, 1 episode: "Previous Convictions" | |
Stagestruck: Gay Theatre in the 20th Century | Herself | TV series UK, 3 episodes | |
2001 | The Cazalets | Recurring role: Margot "Sid" Sidney | TV series UK, 6 episodes |
2003 | Trust | Guest role: Anita Matteo | TV miniseries UK, 1 episode: "Spilt Milk" |
Byron | Lady Judith Milbanke | TV movie, UK | |
2004 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Guest role: Dr. Tessa Jellicoe | TV series UK, 1 episode: "If Wishes Were Horses" |
Spooks | Guest role: Prosecution QC | TV series UK, 1 episode: "Episode #3.6" (uncredited) | |
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking | Recurring role: Judith Massingham | TV movie, UK/US | |
2005 | Timewatch | Caecilia | TV series documentary UK, 1 episode: "Murder In Rome" |
Falling | Hazel | TV movie, UK | |
The Girl in the Café | Ruth | TV movie, UK/US | |
Murder in Suburbia | Guest role: Zenith | TV series UK, 1 episode: "Golden Oldies" | |
All About George | Regular role: Evelyn | TV series UK, 6 episodes | |
Trial & Retribution | Guest role: Mrs Thorpe | TV series UK, 1 episode: "The Lovers: Part 1" | |
Murder in Rome | Caecilia | TV movie, UK | |
2006 | Judge John Deed | Guest role: Moira Blackthorn | TV series UK, 1 episode: "My Daughter, Right or Wrong" |
Agatha Christie's Poirot | Guest role: Frances Cloade | TV series UK, 1 episode: "Taken at the Flood" | |
New Street Law | Honor Scammell / Honor Scammel | TV series UK, 14 episodes: 2006–2007 | |
2007 | The Commander: Fraudster | Jane Griffith | TV movie, UK |
2008 | New Tricks | Diane King | TV series UK, 1 episode: "Communal Living" |
2009 | Hamlet | Gertrude | TV movie, UK/US/Japan |
2010;2014 | Doctors | Jessica Boyd / Maisie Padkin | TV series UK, 2 episodes |
2011 | Waking the Dead | Recurring role: Bonnie Yorke | TV series UK, 2 episodes: "Solidarity" |
Silk | Guest role: Helen Guthrie | TV series UK, 1 episode: "Episode #1.6" | |
The Shadow Line | Guest role: Caroline Monroe | TV mini-series UK, 1 episode: "Episode #1.4" | |
Law & Order: UK | Recurring role: Rachel Mathesson | TV series UK, 2 episodes | |
2012 | Vera | Guest role: Veronica | TV series UK, 1 episode: "Silent Voices" |
Threesome | Guest role: Judge | TV series UK, 1 episode: "I Don't" | |
2013 | Ripper Street | Guest role: Flora Gable | TV series UK/IRELAND, 1 episode: "The King Came Calling" |
Father Brown | Guest role: Rev Mother Augustine | TV series UK, 1 episode: "The Bride of Christ" | |
Silent Witness | Guest role: Anne Percival | TV series UK, 1 episode: "True Love Waits: Part 2" | |
Breathless | Recurring role: Penny | TV series UK, 2 episodes | |
2014 | Suspects | Guest role: Fiona Sullivan | TV series UK, 1 episode: "Alone" |
Siblings | Guest role: Dr. Barker (as Pennie Downie) | TV series UK, 1 episode: "Intern School" | |
Downton Abbey | Recurring role: Lady Sinderby | TV series UK, 4 episodes | |
2016 | Houdini and Doyle | Recurring role: Mrs. Sulzbach | TV miniseries UK/Canada, 1 episode |
The Secret Agent | Recurring role: Lady Blackwood | TV miniseries UK, 3 episodes | |
2017-2021 | Back | Regular role: Ellen | TV series UK, 12 episodes |
2019 | The Lovecraft Investigations | Barbara | Podcast series UK, 1 episode |
Absentia | Recurring role: Valerie Chandris | TV series US/Israel, 3 episodes | |
2019-2020 | The Crown | Recurring role: Alice, Duchess of Gloucester | TV series UK, 9 episodes |
References
- ^ "STV programmes news and information".
- ^ "Production of the Art of Success | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ Billen, Andrew (21 August 2008). "Fit for a prince - Hamlet Production". New Statesman. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "BBC Two - Hamlet". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ Prendergast, Lara (12 September 2013). "A Storm in a Flower Vase: Constance Spry spruces up centrestage". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
External links
- Penny Downie at IMDb
- Australian film actresses
- Australian soap opera actresses
- Australian stage actresses
- British film actresses
- British soap opera actresses
- British stage actresses
- British television actresses
- Living people
- Royal Shakespeare Company members
- Actresses from Brisbane
- National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni
- 20th-century Australian actresses
- 20th-century British actresses
- 21st-century Australian actresses
- 21st-century British actresses
- People educated at Brisbane State High School