Penny Downie

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.

Known for

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Breathe

2017 ⭐ 7.4

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Jackie

2016 ⭐ 6.5

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London Has Fallen

2016 ⭐ 6.2

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W.E.

2011 ⭐ 6.3

Career timeline

2026

Boss Cat

Doris · 2026

2024

The Jester from Transylvania

Mrs. Pennington · 2024

2017

Breathe Notable

Tid · 2017

⭐ 7.4

2016

Jackie Notable

Janet Lee · 2016

⭐ 6.5

London Has Fallen Notable

Home Secretary Rose Kenter · 2016

⭐ 6.2

2011

W.E.

Dr. Vargas · 2011

⭐ 6.3

2009

Hamlet Notable

Gertrude · 2009

⭐ 7.3

Invictus Notable

Mrs. Pienaar · 2009

⭐ 7.2

2005

All About George Notable

Evelyn · 2005

⭐ 10.0

The Girl in the Café Notable

Ruth · 2005

⭐ 7.1

Falling Notable

Hazel Kent · 2005

⭐ 7.9

2004

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking

Judith Massingham · 2004

⭐ 6.4

2003

Byron

Lady Judith Milbanke · 2003

⭐ 4.8

Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind Notable

Self - Narrator · 2003

⭐ 8.0

2000

The House of Mirth

Judy Trenor · 2000

⭐ 6.2

1999

Lost for Words

Aileen Longden · 1999

⭐ 6.5

1998

Crime and Punishment

Katerina · 1998

⭐ 6.5

1997

Food of Love

Mary · 1997

⭐ 4.0

1994

Paradise

Linda · 1994

1991

Ex Notable

Sheila · 1991

⭐ 10.0

1987

Lionheart

Madelaine · 1987

⭐ 5.6

1985

Wetherby

Chrissie · 1985

⭐ 6.0

1982

Crosstalk

Cindy · 1982

⭐ 5.2

Frequently appears with

Andrew Garfield

Robin Cavendish

Claire Foy

Diana Cavendish

Hugh Bonneville

Teddy Hall

Tom Hollander

Bloggs Blacker / David Bl

Miranda Raison

Mary Dawney

Natalie Portman

Jackie Kennedy

Peter Sarsgaard

Robert Kennedy

Greta Gerwig

Nancy Tuckerman

Billy Crudup

The Journalist

John Hurt

The Priest

Full filmography

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Boss Cat

2026

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The Jester from Transylvania

2024

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Breathe

2017 ⭐ 7.4

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Jackie

2016 ⭐ 6.5

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London Has Fallen

2016 ⭐ 6.2

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W.E.

2011 ⭐ 6.3

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Hamlet

2009 ⭐ 7.3

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Invictus

2009 ⭐ 7.2

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All About George

2005 ⭐ 10.0

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The Girl in the Café

2005 ⭐ 7.1

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Falling

2005 ⭐ 7.9

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Murder in Rome

2005 ⭐ 7.0

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Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking

2004 ⭐ 6.4

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Byron

2003 ⭐ 4.8

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Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind

2003 ⭐ 8.0

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The House of Mirth

2000 ⭐ 6.2

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Lost for Words

1999 ⭐ 6.5

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Crime and Punishment

1998 ⭐ 6.5

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Food of Love

1997 ⭐ 4.0

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Paradise

1994