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
1961 • TV
BBC Play of the Month
1965 • TV
Bergerac
1981 • TV
Superman
1978 • Movie
The Flaxton Boys
1969 • TV
Young Shoulders
1984 • Movie
Movie Credits (9)
Acting
Superman
as 9th Elder
Young Shoulders
as Mrs. Smithson
Afterward
as Alida Stair
Phoebe
as Mrs. Riddle
The Plague Dogs
as Lynn Driver (voice)
The Tomb of Ligeia
as Lady Rowena's Maidservant
Carry On Cabby
as Girl Kissing in Cab (uncredited)
The Big Job
as Girl on Bench
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
as Computer (voice)
TV Credits (12)
Acting
The Avengers
as Clarissa
1 episodes
BBC Play of the Month
as Mrs. Marchmont
1 episodes
Bergerac
as Radiologist
1 episodes
The Flaxton Boys
as Lucy Flaxton
13 episodes
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
as Partridge
2 episodes
Doomwatch
as Dr. Mary Bryant
1 episodes
Festival
as Chorus of Women of Canterbury
1 episodes
Out of This World
as Pat
1 episodes
Shadows of Fear
as Barbara
1 episodes
The Informer
as Peggy Harlton
1 episodes
Black and Blue
as Lady Roe
1 episodes
Marie Curie
as Bronya
5 episodes
Personal Info
- Known For
- Acting
- Gender
- Female
- Birthday
- November 20, 1938 (87 years old)
- Place of Birth
- Wyke Regis, England, UK
- Popularity
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