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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 5,239,352 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Penelope Wilton is the 2,077th most popular actor (down from 1,559th in 2019), the 1,970th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,605th in 2019) and the 263rd most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Penelope Wilton ranks 2,077 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 1,970 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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