Penny Downie

Penny Downie

Acting
Born 1954-01-01Queensland, Australia

Biography

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.

Movies (23)

London Has Fallen
6.2

London Has Fallen

2016Movie6.2
Jackie
6.5

Jackie

2016Movie6.5
Invictus
7.2

Invictus

2009Movie7.2
Breathe
7.4

Breathe

2017Movie7.4
The House of Mirth
6.3

The House of Mirth

2000Movie6.3
W.E.
6.3

W.E.

2011Movie6.3
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
6.4

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking

2004Movie6.4
Lionheart
5.6

Lionheart

1987Movie5.6
The Girl in the Café
7.0

The Girl in the Café

2005Movie7.0
Hamlet
7.3

Hamlet

2009Movie7.3
Crosstalk
5.3

Crosstalk

1982Movie5.3
Boss Cat

Boss Cat

2026Movie
Falling
7.9

Falling

2005Movie7.9
Wetherby
6.0

Wetherby

1985Movie6.0
Crime and Punishment
6.5

Crime and Punishment

1998Movie6.5
Byron
4.8

Byron

2003Movie4.8
Murder in Rome
7.0

Murder in Rome

2005Movie7.0
Food of Love
4.0

Food of Love

1997Movie4.0
Lost for Words
6.5

Lost for Words

1999Movie6.5
The Jester from Transylvania

The Jester from Transylvania

2024Movie
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
8.0

Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind

2003Movie8.0
Paradise

Paradise

1994Movie
Ex
10.0

Ex

1991Movie10.0

TV Shows (36)

Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989Series8.2
The Crown
8.2

The Crown

2016Series8.2
Downton Abbey
8.1

Downton Abbey

2010Series8.1
Vera
7.4

Vera

2011Series7.4
Father Brown
7.6

Father Brown

2013Series7.6
Spooks
7.7

Spooks

2002Series7.7
The Diplomat
7.6

The Diplomat

2023Series7.6
Minder
7.1

Minder

1979Series7.1
Inspector Morse
7.9

Inspector Morse

1987Series7.9
Waking the Dead
7.2

Waking the Dead

2001Series7.2
Ripper Street
7.4

Ripper Street

2012Series7.4
The Chelsea Detective
6.3

The Chelsea Detective

2022Series6.3
Absentia
7.3

Absentia

2017Series7.3
Timewatch
6.9

Timewatch

1982Series6.9
Silk
7.5

Silk

2011Series7.5
Houdini & Doyle
6.5

Houdini & Doyle

2016Series6.5
Kavanagh Q.C.
7.3

Kavanagh Q.C.

1995Series7.3
Screen One
7.2

Screen One

1989Series7.2
Dalgliesh
6.9

Dalgliesh

1983Series6.9
Whitstable Pearl
6.7

Whitstable Pearl

2021Series6.7
The Cazalets
8.5

The Cazalets

2001Series8.5
Murder in Suburbia
7.6

Murder in Suburbia

2004Series7.6
Back
7.2

Back

2017Series7.2
New Street Law
6.6

New Street Law

2006Series6.6
Madson
7.0

Madson

1996Series7.0
The Ice House
6.1

The Ice House

1997Series6.1
Siblings
6.1

Siblings

2014Series6.1
A Taste for Death
5.4

A Taste for Death

1988Series5.4
All About George

All About George

2005Series
Byron
5.0

Byron

2003Series5.0
Underbelly

Underbelly

1992Series
Trust
6.5

Trust

2003Series6.5
A Certain Justice
6.7

A Certain Justice

1998Series6.7
Campaign

Campaign

1988Series
Stanley and the Women
6.5

Stanley and the Women

1991Series6.5
Stages

Stages

1994Series