Penny Layden
Acting
Biography
Born 1969, Penny Layden is a British actress and narrator. She has performed at the National Theatre, with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Old Vic Theatre, with Shared Experience and the Royal Exchange Theatre.
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Known For
7.6
Call the Midwife
2012 · TV
7.7
Father Brown
2013 · TV
7.1
Waterloo Road
2006 · TV
7.6
Murphy's Law
2001 · TV
7.4
Supacell
2024 · TV
7.7
Land Girls
2009 · TV
6.9
South Riding
2011 · TV
6.2
Dark Angel
2016 · TV
6.9
Broken
2012 · Movie
7.0
The Bad Mother's Handbook
2007 · Movie
0.0
Sisters
2020 · Movie
9.0
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
2018 · Movie
Filmography
2024
National Theatre Live: London Tide
Movie · Mary Wilfer
0.0
2024
Supacell
TV · Shirley
7.4
2021
National Theatre Live: Paradise
Movie · Nam
0.0
2020
Jolly Girl
Movie · Blossom (voice)
0.0
2020
Sisters
Movie · Beth
0.0
2018
National Theatre Live: Macbeth
Movie · Ross
9.0
2017
My Country: A Work in Progress
Movie · Britannia
0.0
2016
Dark Angel
TV · Margaret Stott
6.2
2015
National Theatre Live: Everyman
Movie · Knowledge
1.0
2013
Father Brown
TV · Nora Banks
7.7
2012
Broken
Movie · DC Jenks
6.9
2012
Call the Midwife
TV · Brenda McEntee
7.6
2011
South Riding
TV · Mrs Huggins
6.9
2009
Land Girls
TV · Hettie Foster
7.7
2008
Poppy Shakespeare
Movie · Sue
6.8
2007
The Bad Mother's Handbook
Movie · Rambler Annie
7.0
2006
Waterloo Road
TV · Shelley Baxter
7.1
2001
Murphy's Law
TV · Hammond
7.6