Penelope Wilton
Penelope Alice Wilton, OBE ( born June 3, 1946 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire ) is a British actress.
Life and career
Penelope Wilton was born in 1946 in north-east England Scarborough, daughter of businessman Clifford Wilton and the tap dancer and actress Alice Travers. The acting was her passion laid by her mother, who comes from a family of actors, in the cradle. Penelope Wilton is the niece of the actor Bill Travers and Linden Travers, and cousin of the actor Richard Morant. Her grandparents owned their own theater. With her two sisters Wilton attended the Convent School in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Her acting career began as a theater actress Penelope Wilton. In 1972, she was with her role of Vivien Warren in the BBC television series BBC Play of the Month: Mrs. Warren 's Profession her television debut. In her extensive filmography, there are films like The French Lieutenant's, Cry Freedom, Calendar Girls and Pride and Prejudice, as well as television series such as Doctor Who and Downton Abbey. In 2004 she was honored for her acting merits with the British Order of Merit Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE). 2012, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Scarborough.
Penelope Wilton was first marriage 1975-1984 with the actor Daniel Massey. The marriage comes from the 1977-born daughter Alice. From 1991 to 2001 she was married to divorce in a second marriage with her fellow actor Ian Holm.