Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 20, 1938
Place of Birth:
Wyke Regis, England, UK
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Penelope Lee
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks | Computer (voice) |
| 1984 | Young Shoulders | Mrs. Smithson |
| 1983 | Afterward | Alida Stair |
| 1982 | The Plague Dogs | Lynn Driver (voice) |
| 1978 | Superman | 9th Elder |
| 1965 | The Big Job | Girl on Bench |
| 1964 | The Tomb of Ligeia | Lady Rowena's Maidservant |
| 1963 | Carry On Cabby | Female Kisser |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Miss Marple: The Moving Finger | Partridge |
| 1981 | Bergerac | Radiologist |
| 1977 | Marie Curie | Bronya |
| 1973 | Black and Blue | Lady Roe |
| 1970 | Shadows of Fear | Barbara |
| 1970 | Doomwatch | Dr. Mary Bryant |
| 1969 | The Flaxton Boys | Lucy Flaxton |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Mrs. Marchmont |
| 1963 | Festival | Chorus of Women of Canterbury |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Clarissa |