Penelope Keith
Acting
Biography
Dame Penelope Anne Constance Keith, DBE, DL (née Hatfield; 2 April 1940 – 29 June 2026) was an English actress and presenter, active in all genres, including radio, stage, television and film and primarily known for her roles in the British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born.
As actor 57
The Avengers
1961
Wogan
1982
BBC Play of the Month
1965
ITV Playhouse
1967
Remembers…
2022
The Pallisers
1974
The Secret Show
2006
Boohbah
2003
The Good Life
1975
Tickle on the Tum
1984
Death Comes to Pemberley
2013
Executive Stress
1986
Two's Company
1975
To the Manor Born
1979
Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith
2026
Carry On Doctor
1967
Coming Home
1998
Kate
1970
Coming Home
1998
No Job for a Lady
1990
Next of Kin
1995
Penny Gold
1973
The Norman Conquests
1977
Priest of Love
1981
A Touch of Love
1969
Secret Ceremony
1968
John Clare: "I Am"
1970
Take a Girl Like You
1970
Law and Disorder
1994
Every Home Should Have One
1970
Cottage to Let
1977
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
Donkeys' Years
1980
Six Shades of Black
1965
Aladdin
1992
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
Spider's Web
1982
Rentadick
1972
Ghost Story
1974
Wild, Wild Women
1968
Beauty and the Beast
1992
Sweet Sixteen
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011
Waters of the Moon
1983
Penelope Keith's Coastal Villages
2017
Hay Fever
1984
On Approval
1982
Moving
1985
Margery and Gladys
2003
Private Lives
1976
The Manor Reborn
2011
Britain's Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire
2020
All About The Good Life
2010
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
2024
The Good Life: Inside Out
2025
BBC: The Secret Files
2015
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
2022
