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
A Touch of Love (1969)
as Nurse (uncredited)
Every Home Should Have One (1970)
as Lotte von Gelbstein
Coming Home (1998)
as Aunt Louise
Carry On Doctor (1967)
as Plain Nurse (uncredited)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
as Massage Receptionist
Secret Ceremony (1968)
as Hotel Assistant (uncredited)
Beauty and the Beast (1992)
as Madame Bonbec (voice)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
as Self
Aladdin (1992)
as Madam Dim Sum (voice)
Priest of Love (1981)
as Dorothy Brett
Waters of the Moon (1983)
as Helen Lancaster
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals (2022)
as (archive footage)
Take a Girl Like You (1970)
as Tory Lady
Spider's Web (1982)
as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes (2011)
as Self
Donkeys' Years (1980)
as Lady Driver
Margery and Gladys (2003)
as Margery Heywood
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy (2024)
as Self - Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
Hay Fever (1984)
as Judith Bliss
John Clare: "I Am" (1970)
as Agnes Strickland
Penny Gold (1973)
as Miss. Hartridge
The Good Life: Inside Out (2025)
Actor
Ghost Story (1974)
as Rennie
All About The Good Life (2010)
Actor
Rentadick (1972)
as Reporter
On Approval (1982)
as Maria
Private Lives (1976)
as Amanda Prynne
Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show (1977)
as Herself