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Penelope Keith Biography (1939?-)

Original name, Penelope Anne Constance Hatfield; born April 2, 1939 (some sources cite 1940), in Sutton, Surrey, England; daughter of Frederick Arthur William and Constance Mary (maiden name, Nutting; later surname, Keith) Hatfield; married Rodney Timson, 1978. Addresses: Manager: London Management,Novel House, 2-4 Noel St., London W1V 3RD, England.

Nationality

British

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, director

Birth Details

April 2, 1939?

Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Alice Pepper, The Tunnel of Love, Civic Theatre, Chesterfield, England, 1959
• Simcox's wife and lord mayor's wife, The Wars of the Roses, RoyalShakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1964
• Big Molly, Ballad of the False Barman, Hampstead Theatre, London,1966
• Tiny Cruise-Orb, Mr. Kilt and the Great I Am, Hampstead Theatre, 1970
• Maggie Howard, Suddenly at Home, Fortune Theatre, London, 1971
• Magdalena, The House of Bernada Alba, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1973
• Ilona, Catsplay, Greenwich Theatre, 1973
• Julia, Fallen Angels, Palace Theatre, Watford, England, 1974
• Sarah, The Norman Conquests (trilogy), Greenwich Theatre, then Globe Theatre, London, 1974
• Reader, Sweet Mr. Shakespeare, Open Air Theatre, London, 1975
• Lady driver, Donkey's Years, Globe Theatre, 1976
• Orinthia, The Apple Cart, Chichester Theatre Festival, Chichester,England, and Phoenix Theatre, London, both 1977
• Epifania, The Millionairess, Haymarket Theatre Royal, London, 1978
• Lady Cicely Waynflete, Captain Brassbound's Conversion, HaymarketTheatre Royal, 1982
• Judith Bliss, Hay Fever, Queen's Theatre, London, 1983
• The Dragon's Tail, Apollo Theatre, London, 1985
• Sarah, Moving, Queen's Theatre, 1986
• Maggie, Hobson's Choice, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1986
• Captain Brassbound's Conversion, West End production, London, 1986
• Hay Fever, West End production, 1986
• Miranda, Chichester Theatre, Chichester, 1987
• Hester Collyer, The Deep Blue Sea, Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1988
• Dear Charles, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, England, 1990
• The Merry Wives of Windsor, Chichester Theatre, 1990
• The Importance of Being Earnest, Yvonne Artaud Theatre, 1992
• On Approval, Yvonne Artaud Theatre, 1994
• Glyn and It, Yvonne Artaud Theatre, 1994
• Queen Elizabeth I, The Regina Monologues, Covent Garden Festival Theatre, London, 2001
• Appeared in Monsieur Amilcar, Chichester Theatre; also appeared inFlowering Cherry and Gigi.
• Major Tours
• Lady Bracknell, The Importance of Being Earnest, British cities, 1991
• On Approval, British cities, 1992
• Stage Director
• How the Other Half Loves, 1994
• Mrs. Warren's Profession, Yvonne Artaud Theatre, 1997
• Major Tours
• Relatively Speaking, British cities, 1992
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Wenda Padbury, Kate, Yorkshire (England), 1970-1972
• Margot Ledbetter, Good Neighbors (also known as The Good Life), BBC (England), 1975-1978
• Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton, To the Manor Born, BBC, 1979-1981
• Helen (Walker) Morgan, Sweet Sixteen, BBC, 1983
• Sarah Gladwyn, Moving, Thames (England), 1985
• Caroline Fairchild (some sources cite Caroline Fielding), Executive Stress, Thames, 1986-1987
• Jean Price, No Job for a Lady, Thames, 1990-1992
• Philippa Troy, Law and Disorder, Thames, 1994
• Maggie, Next of Kin, BBC, 1995-1997
• Appeared as Amanda Prynne in the series Private Lives.
• Episodic
• (Uncredited) Bride, "The Murder Market," The Avengers, ABC WeekendTelevision (England), 1965
• Nanny Brown, "Something Nasty in the Nursery," The Avengers, ABC Weekend Television, 1967
• Herself, The Morecambe and Wise Show, BBC (England), 1969
• "Take Me to Your Leader," The Avengers, 1969
• "The Graveyard Shift," Ghost Story, BBC, 1973
• Presenter, What's My Line?, Thames (England), 1988
• Presenter, Behind the Scenes, 1994
• Also presenter of Capability Brown.
• Specials
• Maria Wislack, On Approval (also known as Play of the Month: OnApproval), 1980
• Clarissa Hailsham-Brown, Spider's Web, Arts and Entertainment, 1982
• Helen Lancaster, Waters of the Moon, 1983, then Arts and Entertainment, 1986
• (In archive footage) The 100 Greatest TV Ads, 2000
• Margot Ledbetter (in archive footage), The 100 Greatest TV Characters, 2001
• Paul Eddington: A Life Well Lived, BBC (England), 2001
• Also appeared in The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show.
• Movies
• Sarah, The Norman Conquests (also known as The Norman Conquests: Living Together), Thames Television, 1977
• Sarah, The Norman Conquests: Table Manners, 1978
• Saran, The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden, 1978
• Miniseries
• Herself and Margot Ledbetter, Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom, 1999
• Also appeared in the miniseries The Pallisters, BBC.
• Other
• Donkey's Years, 1976
• Beatrice, Much Ado about Nothing, 1978
• Presenter, Growing Places, 1989
• Aunt Louise, Coming Home (also known as Heimkehr and Rosamunde Pilcher--Heimkehr), 1998
• Also appeared in Jackanory, Saving It for Alby, Six Shades of Black, Tickle on the Tum, and Woof.
• Film Appearances
• Nurse, Carry On, Doctor, Rank, 1967
• Lotte von Gelbstein, Every Home Should Have One (also known as Think Dirty), British Lion, 1970
• Tory lady, Take a Girl Like You, Columbia, 1970
• Reporter, Rentadick, Rank, 1972
• Penny Gold, 1973
• Rennie, Madhouse Mansion (also known as Ghost Story), Stephen Weeks, 1974
• Massage parlor receptionist, The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1977
• The Honorable Dorothy Brett, Priest of Love, Filmways, 1980
• Aunt Tanya, The Secret of Coach 13 (also known as Das Geheimnisdes 13. Wagen and La treizieme voiture), 1993
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Voices of Helen the Hippo and Browser the Long for the children's album Captain Beaky, 1970s.
• Audio Books
• Narrator of Emma by Jane Austen, BBC (England).
• Videos
• Voice for Flight of the Amazon Queen.