Penelope Wilton stars in Backstairs Billy at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London.
Dame Penelope Wilton is one of Britain’s great stage and screen actors.
On stage, the Olivier Award winning actor has credits including Taken at Midnight, The Chalk Garden, The Little Foxes, The Secret Rapture, Much Ado About Nothing and The Deep Blue Sea. See below for a full list of Dame Penelope’s theatre credits.
Penelope’s TV credits include BBC sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles, The Borrowers, Downton Abbey, Doctor Who and After Life.
On film, Penelope Wilton has starred in movies including The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Shaun of the Dead, Zoo, The BFG, The History Boys, Match Point, and Iris.
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Penelope Wilton – Theatre Credits
TAKEN AT MIDNIGHT (Irmgard Littern), Theatre Royal / Chichester, Dir. Jonathan Church
DELICATE BALANCE (Agnes), Almeida Theatre, Dir. James Macdonald
HAMLET (Gertrude), Wyndhams Theatre, Dir. Michael Grandage
THE FAMILY REUNION (Agatha), Donmar Warehouse, Dir. Jeremy Herrin
THE CHALK GARDEN (Miss Madrigal), Donmar Warehouse, Dir. Michael Grandage (Olivier Awards 2009 – Nominee: Best Actress; London Evening Standard Awards 2008 – Winner: Best Actress – Co-Winner with Co-Star Margaret Tyzak)
JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN (Miss Ella Rentheim), Donmar Warehouse, Dir. Michael Grandage (Olivier Awards 2008 – Nominee: Best Actress)
WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN (Livia), RSC Swan Theatre, Dir. Laurence Boswell
THE HOUSE OF BARNARDA ALBA (Barnarda Alba), NT Lyttelton, Dir. Howard Davies
AFTERPLAY (Sonya Serebriakova), Gate Theatre, Dublin / Charleston, USA / Gielgud Theatre, Dir. Robin Lefevre
TESS (Tess), NT Lyttelton, Dir. Gari Jones
LITTLE FOXES (Regina Giddens), Donmar Warehouse, Dir. Marianne Elliott
THE SEAGULL (Arkadina), Barbican, Dir. Adrian Noble
THE COLLECTION, THE LOVER, A KIND OF ALASKA, Donmar / Gate Theatre, Dublin, Pinter Festival, Dir. Karel Reisz (Irish Theatre Awards 1997 – Winner: Best Actress)
HEARTBREAK HOUSE (Hesione Hushabye), Almeida Theatre, Dir. David Hare
A LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (Mary Tyrone), Young Vic Theatre, Dir. Laurence Boswell
THE CHERRY ORCHARD (Madame Ranyevskaya), RSC Swan Theatre, Dir. Adrian Noble
LANDSCAPE (Beth), NT Cottesloe / Gate Theatre, Dublin, Dir. Harold Pinter
MOONLIGHT, Pinter Festival, Dublin, Dir. Karel Reisz
THE DEEP BLUE SEA (Hester Collyer), Almeida Theatre, Dir. Karel Reisz (Olivier Awards 1994 – Nominee: Best Actress; London Critics Circle Theatre Awards 1993 – Winner: Best Actress)
VITA AND VIRGINIA (Vita Sackville), Chichester Festival Theatre / Ambassadors Theatre / Union Square Theatre, New York, Dirs. Patrick Garland and Zoe Caldwell
PIANO (Anna), NT Cottesloe, Dir. Howard Davies
THE SECRET RAPTURE (Marion French), NT Lyttelton, Dir. Howard Davies (Olivier Awards 1988 – Nominee: Best Actress in a New Play)
ANDROMACHE (Hermione), Old Vic Theatre, Dir. Jonathan Miller
MAJOR BARBARA (Barbara Undershaft), NT Lyttelton, Dir. Peter Gill
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Beatrice), NT Olivier, Dir. Peter Gill (Olivier Awards 1982 – Nominee: Best Actress in a Revival; Drama Magazine Award 1982 – Winner)
MAN AND SUPERMAN (Ann Whitefield / Dona Ana), NT Olivier, Dir. Christopher Morahan (Olivier Awards 1982 – Nominee: Best Actress in a Revival; Drama Magazine Award 1982 – Winner)
TISHOO (Barbara), Wyndhams Theatre, Dir. Ronald Eyre
BETRAYAL (Emma), NT Lyttelton, Dir. Peter Hall
THE PHILANDERER (Julia Craven), NT Lyttelton, Dir. Christopher Morahan
PLUNDER (Prudence Malone), NT Old Vic Theatre / NT Lyttelton
PLAY (Second woman), Royal Court Theatre
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, Greenwich Theatre, Dir. Jonathan Miller
MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Greenwich Theatre, Dir. Jonathan Miller
THE NORMAN CONQUESTS: TABLE MANNERS / ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN / LIVING TOGETHER (Ruth), Greenwich Theatre, Dir. Eric Thompson
SOMETHING’S BURNING (Dikson), Mermaid Theatre
BLOOMSBURY (Dora Carrington), Phoenix Theatre, Dir. Richard Cottrell
THE SEAGULL (Masha), Chichester Festival Theatre, Dir. Jonathan Miller
THE DIRECTOR OF THE OPERA (Sophia), Chichester Festival Theatre
THE GREAT EXHIBITION (Maud), Hampstead Theatre, Dir. Richard Eyre
THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Lyceum Theatre, Dir. Richard Eyre
WEST OF SUEZ (Mary), Royal Court Theatre, Dir. John Osborne
THE PHILANTHROPIST (Araminta), Royal Court Theatre, Dir. Christopher Hampton
WIDOWERS’ HOUSES, Royal Court Theatre, Dir. Michael Blakemore
THE ALCHEMIST (Dame Pliant), NT Old Vic Theatre, Dir. Stuart Burge
KING LEAR (Cordelia), NT Old Vic Theatre / Nottingham Playhouse, Dir. Jonathan Miller
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