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Penelope Wilton

1946 - Today

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Dame Penelope Alice Wilton (born 3 June 1946) is an English actress. Wilton is known for starring opposite Richard Briers in the BBC sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–1989); playing Homily in The Borrowers (1992) and The Return of the Borrowers (1993); and for her role as the widowed Isobel Crawley in the ITV drama Downton Abbey (2010–2015). She also played the recurring role of Harriet Jones in Doctor Who (2005–2008) and Anne in Ricky Gervais' Netflix dark comedy After Life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Penelope Wilton has received more than 4,701,503 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Penelope Wilton is the 2,075th most popular actor (down from 1,559th in 2019), the 1,969th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,605th in 2019) and the 263rd most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Penelope Wiltons by language

Over the past year Penelope Wilton has had the most page views in the with 577,979 views, followed by German (44,814), and French (30,241). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (1,084.38%), Simple English (146.87%), and Afrikaans (132.89%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Penelope Wilton ranks 2,075 out of 13,578. Before her are Sonja Ziemann, Gérard Blain, Amy Irving, Amanda Seyfried, Fons Rademakers, and Chishū Ryū. After her are Leo White, Dudley Moore, Adolphe Menjou, Cary Elwes, Harry Andrews, and Lee Hoi-chuen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Penelope Wilton ranks 242. Before her are John Watson, Andrea Dworkin, René Jacobs, Anatoliy Byshovets, Davorin Popović, and Frank Welker. After her are Yusuke Omi, Sanjay Gandhi, Mireya Moscoso, Jan Akkerman, Bruce Davison, and László Polgár.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Penelope Wilton ranks 1,969 out of 8,785. Before her are Thomas Hicks (1876), Robert Conquest (1917), Tom Sharpe (1928), Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto (1751), Cecil Beaton (1904), and Roger Deakins (1949). After her are Dudley Moore (1935), Cary Elwes (1962), Harry Andrews (1911), Ralph Erskine (1914), Tommy Taylor (1932), and Graham Bonnet (1947).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Penelope Wilton ranks 263. Before her are Nell Gwyn (1650), Julian Sands (1958), June Whitfield (1925), Andy Whitfield (1971), Joan Hickson (1906), and Rachel Kempson (1910). After her are Dudley Moore (1935), Cary Elwes (1962), Harry Andrews (1911), Robert Morley (1908), Tom Hiddleston (1981), and John Wood (1930).

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Television and Movie Roles

Match Point
Eleanor Hewett
Chris, a former tennis player, looks for work as an instructor. He meets Tom Hewett, a wealthy young man whose sister Chloe fall in love with Chris. But Chris has his eye on Tom's fiancee Nola.
Oct 26o 20057.364 / 10
Shaun of the Dead
Barbara
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.
Apr 9o 20047.54 / 10
Pride & Prejudice
Mrs. Gardiner
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.
Sep 16o 20058.1 / 10