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Penny Downie

Acting · Born January 1, 1954 · Queensland, Australia

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.

Movies with Penny Downie

• London Has Fallen (2016) — Home Secretary Rose Kenter
• Invictus (2009) — Mrs. Pienaar
• Breathe (2017) — Tid
• Jackie (2016) — Janet Lee
• W.E. (2011) — Dr. Vargas
• The House of Mirth (2000) — Judy Trenor
• The Girl in the Café (2005) — Ruth
• Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004) — Judith Massingham
• Lionheart (1987) — Madelaine
• The Jester from Transylvania (2024) — Mrs. Pennington
• Wetherby (1985) — Chrissie
• Hamlet (2009) — Gertrude

TV shows with Penny Downie

• The Crown (2016) — Duchess of Gloucester
• The Diplomat (2023) — Frances Munning
• New Street Law (2006) — Honor Scammel
• A Taste for Death (1988) — Kate Miskin
• Back (2017) — Ellen
• The Cazalets (2001) — Sid