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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Penelope Anne Constance Keith, [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever DBE, DL]], (2 April 1940), is a British actress best known for her roles in ''Series/TheGoodLife'' and ''Series/ToTheManorBorn''.

From TheSixties to the start of TheSeventies, she made several small roles in sitcoms, before 1975 when she finally achieved fame when she was cast as Margo Leadbetter in ''The Good Life''. Two years later she won a UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} for her performance.

In 1979, landed the starring role of Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in ''To the Manor Born'', which was followed by a further six sitcoms: ''Sweet Sixteen'', ''Moving'', ''Executive Stress'', ''No Job for a Lady'', ''Law and Disorder'', and ''Series/NextOfKin''.

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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Penelope Anne Constance Keith, [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever DBE, DL]], (2 April 1940), is a British actress best known for her roles playing Margo Leadbetter in ''Series/TheGoodLife'' and Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in ''Series/ToTheManorBorn''.

From TheSixties The60s to the start of TheSeventies, The70s, she made several small roles in sitcoms, before 1975 when she finally achieved fame when she was cast as Margo Leadbetter in ''The Good Life''. Two years later she won a UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} MediaNotes/{{BAFTA}} for her performance.

In 1979, she landed the starring role of Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in ''To the Manor Born'', which was followed by a further six sitcoms: ''Sweet Sixteen'', ''Moving'', ''Executive Stress'', ''No Job for a Lady'', ''Law and Disorder'', and ''Series/NextOfKin''.

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In 1979, landed the starring role of Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in ''To the Manor Born'', which was followed by a further six sitcoms: ''Sweet Sixteen'', ''Moving'', ''Executive Stress'', ''No Job for a Lady'', ''Law and Disorder'' and ''Series/NextOfKin''.

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In 1979, landed the starring role of Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in ''To the Manor Born'', which was followed by a further six sitcoms: ''Sweet Sixteen'', ''Moving'', ''Executive Stress'', ''No Job for a Lady'', ''Law and Disorder'' Disorder'', and ''Series/NextOfKin''.


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* ''Series/TheArmyGame'', unknown amount of episodes (1957) -- Primrose
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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Penelope Anne Constance Keith, [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever DBE, DL]], (2 April 1940), is a British actress best known for her many roles in ''Series/TheGoodLife'' and ''Series/ToTheManorBorn''.

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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Penelope Anne Constance Keith, [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever DBE, DL]], (2 April 1940), is a British actress best known for her many roles in ''Series/TheGoodLife'' and ''Series/ToTheManorBorn''.
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* ''Series/NextOfKin'', 22 episodes (1995-1997) -- Maggie Prentice

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In 1979, landed the starring role of Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in ''To the Manor Born'', which was followed by a further six sitcoms: ''Sweet Sixteen'', ''Moving'', ''Executive Stress'', ''No Job for a Lady'', ''Law and Disorder'' and ''Next of Kin''.

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In 1979, landed the starring role of Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in ''To the Manor Born'', which was followed by a further six sitcoms: ''Sweet Sixteen'', ''Moving'', ''Executive Stress'', ''No Job for a Lady'', ''Law and Disorder'' and ''Next of Kin''.''Series/NextOfKin''.


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* ''Series/NextOfKin'', 22 episodes (1995-1997) -- Maggie Prentice
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From TheSixties to the start of TheSeventies she made several small roles in sitcoms, before 1975 when she finally achieved fame when she was cast as Margo Leadbetter in ''The Good Life''. Two years later she won a UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} for her performance.

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From TheSixties to the start of TheSeventies TheSeventies, she made several small roles in sitcoms, before 1975 when she finally achieved fame when she was cast as Margo Leadbetter in ''The Good Life''. Two years later she won a UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} for her performance.
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->''"I was very tall and very plain - I wasn't going to get very far on looks - so I thought I'd better be the funny girl."''
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* ''Theatre/TheNormanConquests'', 3 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Living Together", "Table Manners", "Round and Round the Garden"[[/labelnote]] (1977) -- Sarah
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[[UsefulNotes/KnightFever Dame]] Penelope Anne Constance Keith, [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever DBE, DL]], (2 April 1940), is a British actress best known for her many roles in ''Series/TheGoodLife'' and ''Series/ToTheManorBorn''.

From TheSixties to the start of TheSeventies she made several small roles in sitcoms, before 1975 when she finally achieved fame when she was cast as Margo Leadbetter in ''The Good Life''. Two years later she won a UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} for her performance.

In 1979, landed the starring role of Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in ''To the Manor Born'', which was followed by a further six sitcoms: ''Sweet Sixteen'', ''Moving'', ''Executive Stress'', ''No Job for a Lady'', ''Law and Disorder'' and ''Next of Kin''.

Nowadays, she mostly works in theatre.

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!!Works on TV Tropes she appeared in:

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* ''Film/CarryOnDoctor'' (1967) -- Plain Nurse (DeletedRole)
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* ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', episode "A Fine Art" (1965) -- Miss Nash
* ''{{Series/The Avengers|1960s}}'', 3 episodes:
** "The Murder Market" (1965) -- Bride (UncreditedRole)
** "Something Nasty in the Nursery" (1967) -- Nanny Brown (DeletedRole)
** "Take Me to Your Leader" (1969) -- Audrey Long
* ''Series/TheGoodLife'', 30 episodes (1975-78) -- Margo Leadbetter
* ''Series/{{Jackanory}}'', 11 episodes (1975-84) -- Storyteller
* ''Series/ToTheManorBorn'', 22 episodes (1979-2007) -- Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
* ''Series/{{Woof}}'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Moneyspinner", "Dad's Birthday"[[/labelnote]] (1989-92) -- Miss Robson
* ''Series/{{Teletubbies}}'', episode "See-Saw" (1997) -- Bear
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretShow'', episode "[[Recap/TheSecretShowS1E5CommandoBabies Commando Babies]]" (2006) -- Nana Poo-Poo
* ''Literature/DeathComesToPemberley'', 1 episode (2013) -- Lady Catherine de Bourgh
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* ''VideoGame/FlightOfTheAmazonQueen'' (1995) -- Temple Guardian
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