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Penny Downie

Acting

BornJanuary 1, 1954 · 72
FromQueensland, Australia
GenderFemale

24

Movies

36

TV Shows

47

Years Active

★ 2

Popularity

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

Top 8 by popularity

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

★ 8.21989

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989★ 8.2

as Frances Cloade

The Diplomat

The Diplomat

★ 7.62023

The Diplomat

2023★ 7.6

as Frances Munning

The Crown

The Crown

★ 8.22016

The Crown

2016★ 8.2

as Duchess of Gloucester

Father Brown

Father Brown

★ 7.72013

Father Brown

2013★ 7.7

as Rev. Mother Augustine

Vera

Vera

★ 7.42011

Vera

2011★ 7.4

as Veronica

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

★ 8.12010

Downton Abbey

2010★ 8.1

as Lady Sinderby

Spooks

Spooks

★ 7.72002

Spooks

2002★ 7.7

as Prosecution QC

Minder

Minder

★ 7.21979

Minder

1979★ 7.2

as Dee Rogers

Filmography

24 titles

2026 filmOnline