Penny Downie
Filmography

Penny Downie

ActorBorn Jan 1, 1954Queensland, Australia57 titles

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.

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London Has Fallen
London Has Fallen
2016 · 6.2
Home Secretary Rose Kenter
Invictus
Invictus
2009 · 7.2
Mrs. Pienaar
Jackie
Jackie
2016 · 6.5
Janet Lee
Breathe
Breathe
2017 · 7.4
Tid
W.E.
W.E.
2011 · 6.3
Dr. Vargas
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · 6.3
Judy Trenor
Boss Cat
Boss Cat
2026
Doris
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
2004 · 6.4
Judith Massingham
Hamlet
Hamlet
2009 · 7.3
Gertrude
The Girl in the Café
The Girl in the Café
2005 · 7.0
Ruth