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Penny Downie

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Penny Downie

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Australian actress

Film & TV

Queensland, Australia

Penny Downie is an Australian actress known for her stage and television appearances in the United Kingdom. From 2017 until 2021 she played Ellen in the British TV sitcom Back. She plays the US ambassador’s house manager Frances Munning in the 2023 Netflix political thriller series The Diplomat.

Known for

  • Boss Cat — Doris2026
  • The Jester from Transylvania — Mrs. Pennington2024
  • The Diplomat — Frances Munning2023
  • The Chelsea Detective — Hilary Carmichael2022
  • Whitstable Pearl — Izzy2021
  • Breathe — Tid2017
  • Back — Ellen2017
  • Absentia — Valerie Chandris2017
  • London Has Fallen — Home Secretary Rose Kenter2016
  • Jackie — Janet Lee2016

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Australia
Active from
1953

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Listeners
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Total plays
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Australia
Place of birth
Brisbane
Occupation
stage actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
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date of birth
1954-01-01
start of work period
1976-00-00
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