Person
Penelope Lee
Acting · Born 1938-11-20 · Wyke Regis, England, UK
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.
Known for
The Avengers
Clarissa
BBC Play of the Month
Mrs. Marchmont
Bergerac
Radiologist
Superman
9th Elder
Festival
Chorus of Women of Canterbury
Doomwatch
Dr. Mary Bryant
The Informer
Peggy Harlton
Out of This World
Pat
The Flaxton Boys
Lucy Flaxton
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
Partridge
Filmography
- 1986Ladies in ChargeHeadmistress
- 1985PhoebeMrs. Riddle
- 1985Doctor Who: Revelation of the DaleksComputer (voice)
- 1985Miss Marple: The Moving FingerPartridge
- 1984Young ShouldersMrs. Smithson
- 1983AfterwardAlida Stair
- 1983Shades of DarknessAlida Stair
- 1982The Plague DogsLynn Driver (voice)
- 1981BergeracRadiologist
- 1978Superman9th Elder
- 1977Marie CurieBronya
- 1973Black and BlueLady Roe
- 1970Shadows of FearBarbara
- 1970DoomwatchDr. Mary Bryant
- 1969The Flaxton BoysLucy Flaxton
- 1966The InformerPeggy Harlton
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthMrs. Marchmont
- 1965The Big JobGirl on Bench
- 1964The Tomb of LigeiaLady Rowena's Maidservant
- 1963FestivalChorus of Women of Canterbury
- 1963Carry On CabbyGirl Kissing in Cab (uncredited)
- 1962Out of This WorldPat
- 1961The AvengersClarissa
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