Penny Downie
Actor
Born Jan 1, 1954 · Queensland, Australia
Active 1979–present
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.
Filmography
Boss Cat (2026) — DorisThe Crown (2016) — Duchess of GloucesterInvictus (2009) — Mrs. PienaarDownton Abbey (2010) — Lady SinderbyLondon Has Fallen (2016) — Home Secretary Rose KenterAgatha Christie's Poirot (1989) — Frances CloadeJackie (2016) — Janet LeeBreathe (2017) — TidThe Diplomat (2023) — Frances MunningAbsentia (2017) — Valerie ChandrisInspector Morse (1987) — Nurse Wendy HazlittRipper Street (2012) — Flora GableSpooks (2002) — Prosecution QCVera (2011) — VeronicaFather Brown (2013) — Rev. Mother AugustineW.E. (2011) — Dr. VargasThe Girl in the Café (2005) — RuthHamlet (2009) — GertrudeSilk (2011) — Helen GuthrieBack (2017) — EllenWaking the Dead (2001) — Bonnie YorkeThe House of Mirth (2000) — Judy TrenorThe Chelsea Detective (2022) — Hilary CarmichaelWhitstable Pearl (2021) — Izzy