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 (Movies)

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
64%

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking

The Jester from Transylvania
60%

The Jester from Transylvania

London Has Fallen
62%

London Has Fallen

Invictus
72%

Invictus

Ex
0%

Ex

Murder in Rome
70%

Murder in Rome

W.E.
63%

W.E.

Jackie
65%

Jackie

Breathe
75%

Breathe

Hamlet
73%

Hamlet

Lionheart
54%

Lionheart

Lost for Words
70%

Lost for Words

Byron
43%

Byron

Crime and Punishment
65%

Crime and Punishment

Wetherby
59%

Wetherby

Falling
72%

Falling

The House of Mirth
61%

The House of Mirth

The Girl in the Café
70%

The Girl in the Café

Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
0%

Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind

Crosstalk
47%

Crosstalk

Known For (TV)

Absentia
73%

Absentia

Agatha Christie's Poirot
82%

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Vera
74%

Vera

The Crown
82%

The Crown

Downton Abbey
81%

Downton Abbey

Father Brown
76%

Father Brown

Spooks
77%

Spooks

Minder
68%

Minder

The Diplomat
75%

The Diplomat

Waking the Dead
72%

Waking the Dead

Kavanagh Q.C.
70%

Kavanagh Q.C.

Inspector Morse
78%

Inspector Morse

Ripper Street
74%

Ripper Street

The Chelsea Detective
62%

The Chelsea Detective

Timewatch
69%

Timewatch

Dalgliesh
69%

Dalgliesh

Whitstable Pearl
66%

Whitstable Pearl

Houdini & Doyle
66%

Houdini & Doyle

Back
73%

Back

New Street Law
66%

New Street Law

    Penny Downie | Click Movie | Click Movie