Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
January 1, 1954
Age
72
Place of Birth
Queensland, Australia
Popularity
1.6
Penny Downie
Acting
Biography
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.
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Filmography
2026
Boss Cat
Movie · Doris
0.0
2024
The Jester from Transylvania
Movie · Mrs. Pennington
0.0
2023
The Diplomat
TV · Frances Munning
7.6
2022
The Chelsea Detective
TV · Hilary Carmichael
6.3
2021
Whitstable Pearl
TV · Izzy
6.7
2017
Breathe
Movie · Tid
7.4
2017
Absentia
TV · Valerie Chandris
7.3
2017
Back
TV · Ellen
7.2
2016
Jackie
Movie · Janet Lee
6.5
2016
The Crown
TV · Duchess of Gloucester
8.2
2016
Houdini & Doyle
TV · Mrs. Sulzbach
6.5
2016
London Has Fallen
Movie · Home Secretary Rose Kenter
6.2
2014
Siblings
TV · Dr Barker
6.1
2013
Father Brown
TV · Rev. Mother Augustine
7.6
2012
Ripper Street
TV · Flora Gable
7.4
2011
W.E.
Movie · Dr. Vargas
6.3
2011
Vera
TV · Veronica
7.4
2011
Silk
TV · Helen Guthrie
7.5
2010
Downton Abbey
TV · Lady Sinderby
8.1
2009
Hamlet
Movie · Gertrude
7.3
2009
Invictus
Movie · Mrs. Pienaar
7.2
2006
New Street Law
TV · Honor Scammel
6.6
2005
All About George
TV · Evelyn
0.0
2005
The Girl in the Café
Movie · Ruth
7.0