Actress and television presenter
Remembering those we recently lost
Plant the first tree in their honor
Key moments and achievements from Penelope Keith's life.
Penelope was born
· Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Role
Keith joined the RSC, performing at Stratford-upon-Avon and the Aldwych Theatre in London and grounding herself in classical stage work early in her career.
Role
Keith joined the RSC, performing at Stratford-upon-Avon and the Aldwych Theatre in London and grounding herself in classical stage work early in her career.
Role
She began playing the status-conscious neighbour Margo Leadbetter in the BBC sitcom The Good Life, the role that made her a household name across Britain.
Role
She began playing the status-conscious neighbour Margo Leadbetter in the BBC sitcom The Good Life, the role that made her a household name across Britain.
Award
Her performance in Michael Frayn's farce Donkeys' Years won the 1976 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance.
Award
Her performance in Michael Frayn's farce Donkeys' Years won the 1976 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance.
Role
She took the lead as widowed aristocrat Audrey fforbes-Hamilton opposite Peter Bowles in To the Manor Born, drawing some of the largest audiences in British television.
Role
She took the lead as widowed aristocrat Audrey fforbes-Hamilton opposite Peter Bowles in To the Manor Born, drawing some of the largest audiences in British television.
Appointment
She became President of the Actors' Benevolent Fund, succeeding Laurence Olivier, and held the post until 2022, championing the welfare of fellow performers.
Appointment
She became President of the Actors' Benevolent Fund, succeeding Laurence Olivier, and held the post until 2022, championing the welfare of fellow performers.
Public Service
On her birthday she began a one-year term as High Sheriff of Surrey, becoming only the third woman to hold the office.
Public Service
On her birthday she began a one-year term as High Sheriff of Surrey, becoming only the third woman to hold the office.
Honour
She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to the arts and to charity.
Honour
She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to the arts and to charity.
Penelope Keith passed away
