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Penelope Lee

Acting Born Nov 20, 1938 Wyke Regis, England, UK 23 credits

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.

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Known for

The Avengers

as Clarissa
Film

Sansho the Bailiff

as Mrs. Marchmont

Bergerac

as Radiologist
Film

Superman

as 9th Elder

Miss Marple: The Moving Finger

as Partridge
Film

Sleepy Hollow

as Pat

Full filmography

  • The Avengers (1961) as Clarissa
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Mrs. Marchmont
  • Bergerac (1981) as Radiologist
  • Superman (1978) as 9th Elder
  • Festival (1963) as Chorus of Women of Canterbury
  • Doomwatch (1970) as Dr. Mary Bryant
  • Ladies in Charge (1986) as Headmistress
  • Miss Marple: The Moving Finger (1985) as Partridge
  • The Informer (1966) as Peggy Harlton
  • Out of This World (1962) as Pat
  • Black and Blue (1973) as Lady Roe
  • Shadows of Fear (1970) as Barbara
  • The Flaxton Boys (1969) as Lucy Flaxton
  • The Plague Dogs (1982) as Lynn Driver (voice)
  • Shades of Darkness (1983) as Alida Stair
  • Carry On Cabby (1963) as Girl Kissing in Cab (uncredited)
  • The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) as Lady Rowena's Maidservant
  • Marie Curie (1977) as Bronya
  • The Big Job (1965) as Girl on Bench
  • Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks (1985) as Computer (voice)
  • Phoebe (1985) as Mrs. Riddle
  • Afterward (1983) as Alida Stair
  • Young Shoulders (1984) as Mrs. Smithson