Actor

Penelope Keith

English actress

1940 - 2026

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Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Penelope Keith is the 9,208th most popular actor, the 6,250th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 1,015th most popular British Actor.

Penelope Keith is most famous for her iconic roles as the snobbish Margo Leadbetter in The Good Life and Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in To the Manor Born. A surprising lesser-known fact is that she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began in theater before TV fame. Her legacy endures as a defining voice of witty British upper-class comedy in 1970s-80s sitcoms.

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Penelope Keith's biography spans 18 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 48.71.

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Among Actors

Among actors, Penelope Keith ranks 9,206 out of 15,712. Before her are Erika Christensen, Clara Lago, Lee Min-ki, Robert Frazer, Lea Salonga, and Rory Kinnear. After her are Kevin Connolly, Kevin Zegers, Simi Garewal, Xu Jinglei, Ryan Guzman, and Izabella Miko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Penelope Keith ranks 613. Before her are Judy Amoore, Brian Labone, Stanley Hauerwas, Trevor Nunn, Hira Devi Waiba, and Billy Fury. After her are Maxine Hong Kingston, Melba Moore, Howard Hesseman, Don LaFontaine, Bob Knight, and Harry Jerome. Among people deceased in 2026, Penelope Keith ranks 302. Before her are Terry Yorath, Wakana Yamazaki, David Malouf, Igor Protti, Richard Codey, and José Navarro. After her are Bob Weir, Scott Adams, Artur Dmitriev, David Allan Coe, Ken Bates, and Geovani Faria da Silva.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Penelope Keith ranks 6,250 out of 9,870. Before her are Anna Howard Shaw (1847), Tony Wilson (1950), Muriel Day (1942), Dinny Pails (1921), Rory Kinnear (1978), and Flora Murray (1869). After her are Walter Crickmer (1899), Paul Joseph Watson (1982), Simon Woods (1980), Dusa McDuff (1945), David Amess (1952), and Lady Gabriella Kingston (1981).

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Among Actors In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Penelope Keith ranks 1,015. Before her are Amanda Holden (1971), Tom Hopper (1985), Arthur Wing Pinero (1855), Jamie Bamber (1973), Olivia Cooke (1993), and Rory Kinnear (1978). After her are Simon Woods (1980), Esmond Knight (1906), Chris Larkin (1967), Max Minghella (1985), Jodie Comer (1993), and Kelly Osbourne (1984).

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