Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton has a diverse range of credits encompassing the worlds of film, television and theatre. She is perhaps best known for her role as Isobel Crawley in the hit television series "Downton Abbey."

Among her numerous stage credits are: "The Alchemist" (NT Old Vic Theatre); "Little Foxes" (Donmar Warehouse); "The Seagull" (Barbican); "The Cherry Orchard" (RSC Swan Theatre); "The Philanderer" (NT Lyttelton); and "All's Well That Ends Well" (Greenwich Theatre). In addition, she has played some of the most famous roles in theatre history, including: Masha in "The Seagull" (Chichester Festival Theatre); Gertrude in "Hamlet" (Wyndhams Theatre); Tess in "Tess" (NT Lyttelton); and Cordelia in "King Lear" (NT Old Vic Theatre).

For her performance as Miss Madrigal in "The Chalk Garden" (Donmar Warehouse) in 2008, she was awarded Best Actress from the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards and was nominated for an Olivier Award. Wilton received additional Olivier Award nominations for her roles in: "John Gabriel Borkman" (Donmar Warehouse); "The Deep Blue Sea" (Almeida Theatre); "The Secret Rapture" (NT Lyttelton); "Much Ado About Nothing" (NT Olivier); and "Man and Superman" (NT Olivier).

Wilton's screen credits include: "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," "The History Boys," "Pride & Prejudice," "Match Point," "Shaun of the Dead," "Iris," "Cry Freedom," "The French Lieutenant's Woman" and "Blame it on the Bellboy." Her TV credits include: "Doctor Who," "Miss Marple: They Do it with Mirrors," "The Borrowers," "Othello," "The Tale of Beatrix Potter" and "King Lear," among numerous others.

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