Penelope Keith
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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
Credits
Coming Home (1998)
as Aunt Louise
Secret Ceremony (1968)
as Hotel Assistant (uncredited)
A Touch of Love (1969)
as Nurse (uncredited)
Priest of Love (1981)
as Dorothy Brett
Waters of the Moon (1983)
as Helen Lancaster
Aladdin (1992)
as Madam Dim Sum (voice)
Beauty and the Beast (1992)
as Madame Bonbec (voice)
Donkeys' Years (1980)
as Lady Driver
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
as Self
Hay Fever (1984)
as Judith Bliss
Margery and Gladys (2003)
as Margery Heywood
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals (2022)
as (archive footage)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
as Massage Receptionist
Every Home Should Have One (1970)
as Lotte von Gelbstein
Ghost Story (1974)
as Rennie
Penny Gold (1973)
as Miss. Hartridge
Carry On Doctor (1967)
as Plain Nurse (uncredited)
Private Lives (1976)
as Amanda Prynne
Take a Girl Like You (1970)
as Tory Lady
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy (2024)
as Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
Rentadick (1972)
as Reporter
Spider's Web (1982)
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes (2011)
as Self
All About The Good Life (2010)
Actor
John Clare: "I Am" (1970)
as Agnes Strickland
On Approval (1982)
as Maria
The Good Life: Inside Out (2025)
Actor
Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire (2020)
as Narrator (voice)