Penny Downie
1954-01-01 (1954)Queensland, AustraliaActing
Biography
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
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV • 1989
The Crown
TV • 2016
Minder
TV • 1979
Vera
TV • 2011
Father Brown
TV • 2013
Spooks
TV • 2002
Downton Abbey
TV • 2010
Waking the Dead
TV • 2001
Absentia
TV • 2017
Inspector Morse
TV • 1987
Ripper Street
TV • 2012
The Diplomat
TV • 2023
Kavanagh Q.C.
TV • 1995
Silk
TV • 2011
Whitstable Pearl
TV • 2021
The Chelsea Detective
TV • 2022
Timewatch
TV • 1982
Houdini & Doyle
TV • 2016