
Acting
Dame Penelope Alice Wilton DBE (born 3 June 1946) is an English actress. She was formerly married to fellow actor Sir Ian Holm, and as she has not remarried, she retains her married style of Lady Holm.
Wilton is known for starring opposite Richard Briers in the BBC sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–1989), playing Homily in The Borrowers (1992) and The Return of the Borrowers(1993), and for her role as the widowed Isobel Crawley in the ITV drama Downton Abbey (2010–2015). She also played the recurring role of Harriet Jones in Doctor Who (2005–2008) and Anne in Ricky Gervais' Netflix dark co…

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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Isobel Merton

Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
as Self

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
as Maureen Fry

Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Isobel Merton

Operation Mincemeat
as Hester Leggett

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
as Self

Summerland
as Older Alice

Eternal Beauty
as Vivian

Downton Abbey
as Isobel Merton

Dead Hot
as Francine · 6 ep.

Murder Is Easy
as Miss Pinkerton · 2 ep.

Remembers…
1 ep.

After Life
as Anne · 18 ep.

Brief Encounters
as Pauline · 6 ep.

South Riding
as Mrs Beddows · 3 ep.

Downton Abbey
as Isobel Merton · 47 ep.

The Passion
as Mary · 6 ep.

Five Days
as Barbara Poole · 10 ep.

Doctor Who
as Harriet Jones · 3 ep.
Downton Abbey
2010