Penelope Lee
Acting
Born: 1938-11-20 in 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
Doomwatch
Dr. Mary Bryant
Out of This World
Pat
Pickersgill People
Polly Boocock
The Flaxton Boys
Lucy Flaxton
Shades of Darkness
Alida Stair
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
Partridge
The Informer
Peggy Harlton
Ladies in Charge
Headmistress
Shadows of Fear
Barbara
The Plague Dogs
Lynn Driver (voice)
Marie Curie
Bronya
The Tomb of Ligeia
Lady Rowena's Maidservant
Afterward
Alida Stair
Carry On Cabby
Girl Kissing in Cab (uncredited)
Phoebe
Mrs. Riddle
The Big Job
Girl on Bench
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
Computer (voice)
Young Shoulders
Mrs. Smithson