Penny Downie

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    January 1, 1954 (71 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Queensland, Australia

    Penny Downie

    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

    • London Has Fallen

      London Has Fallen

      2016

    • Invictus

      Invictus

      2009

    • Jackie

      Jackie

      2016

    • The Crown

      The Crown

      2016

    • Downton Abbey

      Downton Abbey

      2010

    • Breathe

      Breathe

      2017

    • Agatha Christie's Poirot

      Agatha Christie's Poirot

      1989

    • Absentia

      Absentia

      2017

    • The Diplomat

      The Diplomat

      2023

    • W.E.

      W.E.

      2011

    • Ripper Street

      Ripper Street

      2012

    • Vera

      Vera

      2011

    • Spooks

      Spooks

      2002

    • Inspector Morse

      Inspector Morse

      1987

    • Father Brown

      Father Brown

      2013