Penny Layden
Actor · Writer · Art Direction · Associate Producer
UK
Active 2001–present
Born 1969, Penny Layden is a British actress and narrator. She has performed at the National Theatre, with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Old Vic Theatre, with Shared Experience and the Royal Exchange Theatre.
Filmography
Call the Midwife (2012) — Brenda McEnteeSupacell (2024) — ShirleyBroken (2012) — DC JenksFather Brown (2013) — Nora BanksLand Girls (2009) — Hettie FosterWaterloo Road (2006) — Shelley BaxterMurphy's Law (2001) — HammondDark Angel (2016) — Margaret StottSouth Riding (2011) — Mrs HugginsThe Bad Mother's Handbook (2007) — Rambler AnnieNational Theatre Live: Macbeth (2018) — RossPoppy Shakespeare (2008) — SueNational Theatre Live: Everyman (2015) — KnowledgeNational Theatre Live: Paradise (2021) — NamMy Country: A Work in Progress (2017) — BritanniaJolly Girl (2020) — Blossom (voice) · Writer · Art Direction · Associate ProducerSisters (2020) — BethNational Theatre Live: London Tide (2024) — Mary Wilfer