Penelope Lee
Known for Acting · 23 credits
- Born
- 1938-11-20 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- 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
TV Shows (14)
The Avengers
1961
as Clarissa
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Mrs. Marchmont
Bergerac
1981
as Radiologist
Doomwatch
1970
as Dr. Mary Bryant
Festival
1963
as Chorus of Women of Canterbury
Out of This World
1962
as Pat
The Informer
1966
as Peggy Harlton
Black and Blue
1973
as Lady Roe
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
1985
as Partridge
Shadows of Fear
1970
as Barbara
Ladies in Charge
1986
as Headmistress
The Flaxton Boys
1969
as Lucy Flaxton
Shades of Darkness
1983
as Alida Stair
Marie Curie
1977
as Bronya
Movies (9)
Superman
1978
as 9th Elder
The Plague Dogs
1982
as Lynn Driver (voice)
Carry On Cabby
1963
as Girl Kissing in Cab (uncredited)
The Big Job
1965
as Girl on Bench
The Tomb of Ligeia
1964
as Lady Rowena's Maidservant
Phoebe
1985
as Mrs. Riddle
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
1985
as Computer (voice)
Young Shoulders
1984
as Mrs. Smithson
Afterward
1983
as Alida Stair
About Penelope Lee
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… With 23 credits spanning from 1961 to 1986, Penelope Lee has appeared in 9 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Penelope Lee Movies
- Superman (1978) — as 9th Elder
- The Plague Dogs (1982) — as Lynn Driver (voice)
- Carry On Cabby (1963) — as Girl Kissing in Cab (uncredited)
- The Big Job (1965) — as Girl on Bench
- The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) — as Lady Rowena's Maidservant
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