Penelope Keith
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Penelope Keith, OBE, (born April 2, 1940) is a British actress, best known for her appearances in the BBC television sitcoms To the Manor Born and The Good Life. Her characters are usually likeable but pompous and slightly ridiculous upper-class ladies, as in the preceding examples.
In 2000 she was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey, to serve in the role from 2002.
She was born in Sutton, Surrey, is married to Rodney Timson, and has two adopted sons.
Television
- Kate (1970)
- The Good Life (1975)
- Much Ado About Nothing (1978)
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
- The Norman Conquests: Living Together (1978)
- To the Manor Born (1979)
- On Approval (1982)
- Waters of the Moon (1983)
- Moving (1985)
- Executive Stress (1986)
- No Job for a Lady (1990)
- Law and Disorder (1994)
- Next of Kin (1995)
- Coming Home (1998)
Films
- Every Home Should Have One (1970)
- Ghost Story (1974) (Madhouse Mansion for USA video release)
- Penny Gold (1973)
- Priest of Love (1981)
- Rentadick (1972)
- Take A Girl Like You (1970)
External links
- BBC report about Keith's appointment as High Sheriff (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/857134.stm)
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