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Penelope Keith

Acting · 1940–2026 · Sutton, Surrey, England, UK

Dame Penelope Anne Constance Keith, DBE, DL (née Hatfield; 2 April 1940 – 29 June 2026) was an English actress and presenter, active in all genres, including radio, stage, television and film and primarily known for her roles in the British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born.

Known for

The Good Life

7.8

The Good Life

1975 · Series · Margo Leadbetter

To the Manor Born

7.0

To the Manor Born

1979 · Series · Audrey fforbes-Hamilton

The Avengers

7.8

The Avengers

1961 · Series · Nanny Brown (credit only) / Audrey Long

Secret Ceremony

6.1

Secret Ceremony

1968 · Hotel Assistant (uncredited)

Death Comes to Pemberley

6.9

Death Comes to Pemberley

2013 · Series · Lady Catherine de Bourgh

Boohbah

7.3

Boohbah

2003 · Series

Spider's Web

7.2

Spider's Web

1982 · Clarissa Hailsham-Brown

Aladdin

5.6

Aladdin

1992 · Madam Dim Sum (voice)

Priest of Love

5.0

Priest of Love

1981 · Dorothy Brett

Ghost Story

5.0

Ghost Story

1974 · Rennie

Margery and Gladys

7.7

Margery and Gladys

2003 · Margery Heywood

Executive Stress

6.2

Executive Stress

1986 · Series

Year Popular Top rated

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The Good Life: Inside Out

The Good Life: Inside Out

2025

The Good Life: Secret & Scandals

7.0

The Good Life: Secret & Scandals

2022 · (archive footage)

Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire

Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire

2020 · Narrator (voice)

Death Comes to Pemberley

6.9

Death Comes to Pemberley

2013 · Series · Lady Catherine de Bourgh

All About The Good Life

All About The Good Life

2010

The Secret Show

8.8

The Secret Show

2006 · Series

Boohbah

7.3

Boohbah

2003 · Series

Margery and Gladys

7.7

Margery and Gladys

2003 · Margery Heywood

Coming Home

5.4

Coming Home

1998 · Aunt Louise

Coming Home

Coming Home

1998 · Series · Aunt Louise

Next of Kin

7.3

Next of Kin

1995 · Series

Law and Disorder

7.3

Law and Disorder

1994 · Series

Aladdin

5.6

Aladdin

1992 · Madam Dim Sum (voice)

Beauty and the Beast

4.0

Beauty and the Beast

1992 · Madame Bonbec (voice)

No Job for a Lady

6.3

No Job for a Lady

1990 · Series · Jean Price

Executive Stress

6.2

Executive Stress

1986 · Series

Moving

8.5

Moving

1985 · Series

Tickle on the Tum

Tickle on the Tum

1984 · Series · Dora