Personal Info
Penny Downie
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
Boss Cat
as Doris
The Jester from Transylvania
as Mrs. Pennington
Breathe
as Tid
London Has Fallen
as Home Secretary Rose Kenter
Jackie
as Janet Lee
W.E.
as Dr. Vargas
Invictus
as Mrs. Pienaar
Hamlet
as Gertrude
The Girl in the Café
as Ruth
Falling
as Hazel Kent
TV Shows
The Diplomat
as Frances Munning · 13 ep.
The Chelsea Detective
as Hilary Carmichael · 1 ep.
Whitstable Pearl
as Izzy · 1 ep.
Absentia
as Valerie Chandris · 3 ep.
Back
as Ellen · 12 ep.
The Crown
as Duchess of Gloucester · 9 ep.
Houdini & Doyle
as Mrs. Sulzbach · 1 ep.
Siblings
as Dr Barker · 1 ep.
Father Brown
as Rev. Mother Augustine · 1 ep.
Ripper Street
as Flora Gable · 1 ep.