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Penny Downie

Penny Downie

Acting · Born 1954-01-01 · Queensland, Australia

Penny Downie is an Australian actress known for her stage and television appearances in the United Kingdom. From 2017 until 2021 she played Ellen in the British TV sitcom Back. She plays the US ambassador’s house manager Frances Munning in the 2023 Netflix political thriller series The Diplomat.

Known For

movie 6.2 London Has Fallen
London Has Fallen
2016
movie 7.2 Invictus
Invictus
2009
movie 6.5 Jackie
Jackie
2016
tv 8.2 The Crown
The Crown
2016
tv 8.1 Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
2010
movie 7.4 Breathe
Breathe
2017
tv 8.2 Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
tv 7.6 The Diplomat
The Diplomat
2023
tv 7.3 Absentia
Absentia
2017
movie 6.3 W.E.
W.E.
2011
tv 7.4 Ripper Street
Ripper Street
2012
tv 7.4 Vera
Vera
2011
tv 7.7 Spooks
Spooks
2002
tv 7.9 Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
1987
tv 7.6 Father Brown
Father Brown
2013
movie 7.0 The Girl in the Café
The Girl in the Café
2005
movie 6.2 The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000
movie 7.3 Hamlet
Hamlet
2009