Portrait of Susan Penhaligon

Acting

Susan Penhaligon

Career

Active from 1971 to 2023, with a break from 1992 to 2017, busiest in 1974 and 1977 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bouquet of Barbed Wire
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Susan Penhaligon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4
  • Catharsis
    4.0, average 5.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 5
  • Historical Setting 3
  • British Drama 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • British Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

57
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Long Way Back: B-Roads
Long Way Back: B-Roads

as Angie

2020s

4 titles ยท average score 54
Beyond Paradise
Beyond Paradise (2023)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Maud Dingleby

Walker's Women
Walker's Women (2023)

as Jenny (archive footage)

Long Way Back
Long Way Back (2022)

as Angie

The Magical Son
The Magical Son (2022)

as Mam Wynn

2010s

3 titles ยท average score 46
The Dead Room
The Dead Room (2018)
GoodWatch score 54

as Joan

Top Dog
Top Dog (2014)
GoodWatch score 39

as Sal

Drama Trails
Drama Trails (2010)

TV show

1990s

5 titles ยท average score 60
Junk
Junk (1999)

as Mrs Brogan

Wycliffe
Wycliffe (1994)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Mariah Penrose

A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost (1992)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Pam Hartley

Trouble In Mind
Trouble In Mind (1991)

TV show ยท as Julia Charlesworth

Teenage Health Freak
Teenage Health Freak (1991)

TV show ยท as Jane

1980s

10 titles ยท average score 67
Heart of the Country
Heart of the Country (1987)

TV show ยท as Natalie Harris

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Hattie Kent

The Masks of Death
The Masks of Death (1984)
GoodWatch score 53

as Miss Derwent

Heather Ann
Heather Ann (1983)

as Heather Ann Lewis

A Kind of Loving
A Kind of Loving (1982)

TV show

Remington Steele
Remington Steele (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Margaret Cable

A Fine Romance
A Fine Romance (1981)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Helen

Bergerac
Bergerac (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Ruth Gardiner

Ramp Ahead
Ramp Ahead (1980)

as Suzy Wilkins

The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew (1980)
GoodWatch score 75

as Bianca

1970s

30 titles ยท average score 64
For Queen and Country
For Queen and Country (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Susan

Leopard in the Snow
Leopard in the Snow (1979)

as Helen James

Patrick
Patrick (1978)
GoodWatch score 47

as Kathy Jacquard

The Uncanny
The Uncanny (1977)
GoodWatch score 31

as Janet (segment "London 1912")

Count Dracula
Count Dracula (1977)
GoodWatch score 75

as Lucy Westenra

Bouquet of Barbed Wire
Bouquet of Barbed Wire (1976)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Prue Sorenson

House of Mortal Sin
House of Mortal Sin (1976)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jenny Welch

The Land That Time Forgot
The Land That Time Forgot (1974)
GoodWatch score 50

as Lisa Clayton

Miracles Still Happen
Miracles Still Happen (1974)
GoodWatch score 62

as Juliane Koepcke

The Last Chapter
The Last Chapter (1974)

as Penny

No Sex Please - We're British
No Sex Please - We're British (1973)
GoodWatch score 47

as Penny Hunter

Private Road
Private Road (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ann Halpern

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 73
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show ยท as Judy

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Isabella

Public Eye
Public Eye (1965)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Tuesday Simpson

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Lakis