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Penny Downie

Penny Downie

1954-01-01 / Queensland, Australia

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.

Appearances

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse (1987)
New Street Law
New Street Law (2006)
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
The Cazalets
The Cazalets (2001)
The Diplomat
The Diplomat (2023)
Vera
Vera (2011)
Timewatch
Timewatch (1982)
Minder
Minder (1979)
Father Brown
Father Brown (2013)
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead (2001)
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey (2010)
Kavanagh Q.C.
Kavanagh Q.C. (1995)
Houdini & Doyle
Houdini & Doyle (2016)
Ripper Street
Ripper Street (2012)
All About George
All About George (2005)
Back
Back (2017)
Stanley and the Women
Stanley and the Women (1991)
Byron
Byron (2003)
The Ice House
The Ice House (1997)
Spooks
Spooks (2002)
A Taste for Death
A Taste for Death (1988)
Dalgliesh
Dalgliesh (1983)
The Crown
The Crown (2016)
Absentia
Absentia (2017)
The Chelsea Detective
The Chelsea Detective (2022)