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- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 20, 1938
- Place of Birth
- Wyke Regis, England, UK
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 woman play by Franz Xavier Kroetz.
Filmography
tvLadies in Charge
1986 · Headmistress
moviePhoebe
1985 · Mrs. Riddle
movieDoctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
1985 · Computer (voice)
tvMiss Marple: The Moving Finger
1985 · Partridge
movieYoung Shoulders
1984 · Mrs. Smithson
movieAfterward
1983 · Alida Stair
tvShades of Darkness
1983 · Alida Stair
movieThe Plague Dogs
1982 · Lynn Driver (voice)
tvBergerac
1981 · Radiologist
movieSuperman
1978 · 9th Elder
tvMarie Curie
1977 · Bronya
Black and Blue
tvBlack and Blue
1973 · Lady Roe
tvShadows of Fear
1970 · Barbara
tvDoomwatch
1970 · Dr. Mary Bryant
tvThe Flaxton Boys
1969 · Lucy Flaxton
tvThe Informer
1966 · Peggy Harlton
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965 · Mrs. Marchmont
movieThe Big Job
1965 · Girl on Bench
movieThe Tomb of Ligeia
1964 · Lady Rowena's Maidservant
Festival
tvFestival
1963 · Chorus of Women of Canterbury
movieCarry On Cabby
1963 · Girl Kissing in Cab (uncredited)
tvOut of This World
1962 · Pat
tvThe Avengers
1961 · Clarissa