Penny Downie
Penny Downie
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Penny Downie

Actor 1954-01-01 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.

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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London Has Fallen

London Has Fallen

2016 · Home Secretary Rose Kenter

Invictus

Invictus

2009 · Mrs. Pienaar

Jackie

Jackie

2016 · Janet Lee

The Crown

The Crown

2016 · Duchess of Gloucester

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

2010 · Lady Sinderby

Breathe

Breathe

2017 · Tid

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 · Frances Cloade

The Diplomat

The Diplomat

2023 · Frances Munning

Absentia

Absentia

2017 · Valerie Chandris

W.E.

W.E.

2011 · Dr. Vargas

Ripper Street

Ripper Street

2012 · Flora Gable

Vera

Vera

2011 · Veronica

Spooks

Spooks

2002 · Prosecution QC

Father Brown

Father Brown

2013 · Rev. Mother Augustine

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

1987 · Nurse Wendy Hazlitt

The Girl in the Café

The Girl in the Café

2005 · Ruth

The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

2000 · Judy Trenor

Hamlet

Hamlet

2009 · Gertrude

The Chelsea Detective

The Chelsea Detective

2022 · Hilary Carmichael

Back

Back

2017 · Ellen