Penelope Lee
Acting
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.
Filmography 23
Movies (9)
Phoebe1985Mrs. Riddle
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks1985Computer (voice)
Young Shoulders1984Mrs. Smithson
Afterward1983Alida Stair
The Plague Dogs1982Lynn Driver (voice)
Superman19789th Elder
The Big Job1965Girl on Bench
The Tomb of Ligeia1964Lady Rowena's Maidservant
Carry On Cabby1963Girl Kissing in Cab (uncredited)
Shows (14)
Ladies in Charge1986Headmistress
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger1985Partridge
Shades of Darkness1983Alida Stair
Bergerac1981Radiologist
Marie Curie1977Bronya- Black and Blue1973Lady Roe
Shadows of Fear1970Barbara
Doomwatch1970Dr. Mary Bryant
The Flaxton Boys1969Lucy Flaxton
The Informer1966Peggy Harlton
BBC Play of the Month1965Mrs. Marchmont- Festival1963Chorus of Women of Canterbury
Out of This World1962Pat
The Avengers1961Clarissa