Penny Downie
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1954-01-01 · Queensland, Australia
Known for
- London Has Fallen (2016) — Home Secretary Rose Kenter
- Invictus (2009) — Mrs. Pienaar
- Jackie (2016) — Janet Lee
- The Crown (2016) — Duchess of Gloucester
- Downton Abbey (2010) — Lady Sinderby
- Breathe (2017) — Tid
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) — Frances Cloade
- The Diplomat (2023) — Frances Munning
- Absentia (2017) — Valerie Chandris
- W.E. (2011) — Dr. Vargas
- Ripper Street (2012) — Flora Gable
- Vera (2011) — Veronica
- Spooks (2002) — Prosecution QC
- Father Brown (2013) — Rev. Mother Augustine
- Inspector Morse (1987) — Nurse Wendy Hazlitt
- The Girl in the Café (2005) — Ruth