Penny Downie
Acting
1954-01-01 · Queensland, Australia
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.
movieBoss Cat
as Doris · 2026 · 0.0
movieThe Jester from Transylvania
as Mrs. Pennington · 2024 · 0.0
tvThe Diplomat
as Frances Munning · 2023 · 7.6
tvThe Chelsea Detective
as Hilary Carmichael · 2022 · 6.3
tvWhitstable Pearl
as Izzy · 2021 · 6.7
movieBreathe
as Tid · 2017 · 7.4
tvAbsentia
as Valerie Chandris · 2017 · 7.2
tvBack
as Ellen · 2017 · 7.2
movieJackie
as Janet Lee · 2016 · 6.5
tvThe Crown
as Duchess of Gloucester · 2016 · 8.2
tvHoudini & Doyle
as Mrs. Sulzbach · 2016 · 6.5
movieLondon Has Fallen
as Home Secretary Rose Kenter · 2016 · 6.2
tvSiblings
as Dr Barker · 2014 · 6.1
tvFather Brown
as Rev. Mother Augustine · 2013 · 7.6
tvRipper Street
as Flora Gable · 2012 · 7.4
movieW.E.
as Dr. Vargas · 2011 · 6.3
tvVera
as Veronica · 2011 · 7.4
tvSilk
as Helen Guthrie · 2011 · 7.5
tvDownton Abbey
as Lady Sinderby · 2010 · 8.1
movieHamlet
as Gertrude · 2009 · 7.3
movieInvictus
as Mrs. Pienaar · 2009 · 7.2
tvNew Street Law
as Honor Scammel · 2006 · 6.6
movieAll About George
as Evelyn · 2005 · 10.0
tvAll About George
as Evelyn · 2005 · 0.0