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Penny Downie

Actor • Born 1954

Penny Downie

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About

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

The Diplomat posterThe DiplomatSeries • 2023Agatha Christie's Poirot posterAgatha Christie's PoirotSeries • 1989The Crown posterThe CrownSeries • 2016Father Brown posterFather BrownSeries • 2013Vera posterVeraSeries • 2011Downton Abbey posterDownton AbbeySeries • 2010Minder posterMinderSeries • 1979Spooks posterSpooksSeries • 2002Waking the Dead posterWaking the DeadSeries • 2001Inspector Morse posterInspector MorseSeries • 1987Ripper Street posterRipper StreetSeries • 2012Kavanagh Q.C. posterKavanagh Q.C.Series • 1995Absentia posterAbsentiaSeries • 2017The Chelsea Detective posterThe Chelsea DetectiveSeries • 2022Silk posterSilkSeries • 2011London Has Fallen posterLondon Has FallenMovie • 2016Timewatch posterTimewatchSeries • 1982Dalgliesh posterDalglieshSeries • 1983Screen One posterScreen OneSeries • 1989Whitstable Pearl posterWhitstable PearlSeries • 2021Houdini & Doyle posterHoudini & DoyleSeries • 2016Jackie posterJackieMovie • 2016Invictus posterInvictusMovie • 2009Breathe posterBreatheMovie • 2017