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Penelope Lee

ActingBorn November 20, 1938 (age 87)Wyke Regis, England, UK

Biography

Born in 1938 in Wyke Regis, England, Penelope Lee has been in a diverse variety of film, television, and theater. She won an arts council scholarship at age 36 to study singing and went to The Aldburgh School for Advanced Students. From this grew the Upottery festival. Performers included Yehudhi Menuhin, Stephan Grepelli, Murray Periaha, Jacqueline du Pre, Timothy West, and Prunella Scales. Throughout her acting career Penelope has worked continually for BBC Radio Drama. She was Nominated Best Actress on BBC Radio in 1978 for Away Day, a one woman play by Franz Xavier Kroetz.

Filmography

1986
Ladies in Charge

as Headmistress

TV
1985
Phoebe

as Mrs. Riddle

Movie
1985Movie
1984
Young Shoulders

as Mrs. Smithson

Movie
1983
Afterward

as Alida Stair

Movie
1983
Shades of Darkness

as Alida Stair

TV
1982
The Plague Dogs

as Lynn Driver (voice)

Movie
1981
Bergerac

as Radiologist

TV
1978
Superman

as 9th Elder

Movie
1977
Marie Curie

as Bronya

TV
1973
Black and Blue

as Lady Roe

TV
1970
Shadows of Fear

as Barbara

TV
1970
Doomwatch

as Dr. Mary Bryant

TV
1969
The Flaxton Boys

as Lucy Flaxton

TV
1966
The Informer

as Peggy Harlton

TV
1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Mrs. Marchmont

TV
1965
The Big Job

as Girl on Bench

Movie
1964
The Tomb of Ligeia

as Lady Rowena's Maidservant

Movie
1963
Festival

as Chorus of Women of Canterbury

TV
1963
Carry On Cabby

as Girl Kissing in Cab (uncredited)

Movie
1962TV
1961
The Avengers

as Clarissa

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 20, 1938
Place of BirthWyke Regis, England, UK
Popularity0.3