Acting
Penelope Wilton
- Titles
- 63movies30TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19722024
- Leading roles
- 33top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wholesome5.2average 3.3
- Historical4.3average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.4average 3.7
- Family Dynamics6.3average 4.7
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.6
- Situational Comedy3.6average 2.7
- Wonder4.2average 3.4
- Romance4.5average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.3, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.3, average 5.1
- Contemporary Realism4.0, average 5.2
- Uncanny1.3, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 11
- Miniature World 3
- British Humor 3
- Period Drama 3
- Christmas Special 3
- Family Adventure 3
- Biographical Drama 3
- Historical Setting 3
- British Cinema 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Emotional Journey 3
- Social Commentary 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Ian HolmActorThe Borrowers, The Return of the Borrowers, Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Borrowers, Landscape, +2 more
Billie PiperActorDoctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Eternal Beauty, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, +1 more
Camille CoduriActorDoctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
Daniel EvansActorDoctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
Sean GilderActorDoctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
Noel ClarkeActorDoctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
Adam GarciaActorDoctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
David TennantActorDoctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
Russell T DaviesWriterDoctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Bob & Rose, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion
Richard EyreDirectorIris, Country, Laughterhouse, Rockaby
James HawesDirectorDoctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion, Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion- JJohn HendersonDirectorThe Borrowers, The Return of the Borrowers, Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Borrowers
Movies and TV shows
89Excellent
Score 90 to 100
1 titles
Excellent
Score 90 to 100
90
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion (2005)
as Harriet Jones
Great
Score 80 to 89
5 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
84
Downton Abbey (2010)
TV show · as Isobel Merton
80
Doctor Who (2005)
TV show · as Harriet Jones
80
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion (2005)
as Harriet Jones
80
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion (2005)
as Harriet Jones
80
Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion (2005)
as Harriet Jones
Good
Score 70 to 79
25 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
76
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
as Barbara
74
Match Point (2005)
as Eleanor Hewett
73
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
as Isobel Merton
72
Summerland (2020)
as Older Alice
72
Cry Freedom (1987)
as Wendy Woods
72
Belle (2013)
as Lady Mary Murray
72
Brief Encounters (2016)
TV show · as Pauline
70
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
as Jean Ainslie
70
Bob & Rose (2001)
TV show · as Monica Gossage
70
The Return of the Borrowers (1993)
TV show · as Homily
70
The Borrowers (1993)
as Homily
Decent
Score 60 to 69
23 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
South Riding (2011)
TV show · as Mrs Beddows
67
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2023)
as Maureen Fry
67
The Borrowers (1992)
TV show · as Homily
67
Iris (2001)
as Janet Stone
65
Operation Mincemeat (2022)
as Hester Leggett
64
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
as Jean Ainslie
64
Clockwise (1986)
as Pat Garden
62
The BFG (2016)
as The Queen
62
Eternal Beauty (2020)
as Vivian
61
Five Days (2007)
TV show · as Barbara Poole
60
The Passion (2008)
TV show · as Mary
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
5 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
58
Murder is Easy (2023)
as Miss Pinkerton
57
Murder Is Easy (2023)
TV show · as Miss Pinkerton
54
Blame It on the Bellboy (1992)
as Patricia Fulford
52
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998)
as White Queen
51
Joseph Andrews (1977)
as Mrs. Wilton
Not rated yet
30 titles
Not rated yet
The Deep Blue Sea (1994)
as Hester Collyer
Laughterhouse (1984)
as Alice Singleton
The Tale of Beatrix Potter (1982)
TV show · as Beatrix Potter
Mrs. Warren's Profession (1972)
as Vivie Warren
The Secret Rapture (1993)
as Marion French
The Tale of Beatrix Potter (1983)
as Beatrix Potter
Rockaby (2000)
as Old Woman
King Lear (1975)
as Regan
Landscape (1995)
as Beth
Half Broken Things (2007)
as Jean
Brexit Shorts: The End (2017)
as Helen
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film (2016)
as Narrator (voice)