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Penelope Wilton (born June 3, 1946 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK) is a British actress.She had a successful stage career before breaking into television and her West End debut was opposite Sir Ralph Richardson. Her television career began in 1972, playing Vivie Warren in Mrs. Warren's Profession opposite Robert Powell. Despite several major TV roles, including two of the BBC Television Shakespeare productions (as Desdemona in Othello and Regan in King Lear), she did not become a household name until she appeared with Richard Briers in the 1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe sitcom, Ever Decreasing Circles .
From 1975Events January January 1 Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up and are sentenced to 30 months to 8 years in jail on February 21 January 5 The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, i to 1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe, she was married to the actor, Daniel MasseyFor Daniel Massey (1798-1856) farm implement manufacturer, see Daniel Massey (manufacturer) For Daniel Massey (1933-1998), British Canadian actor, see Daniel_Massey_(actor) Massey, Daniel Massey, Daniel., who following their divorce, married her sister Lindy. From 19911991 like 2002, is a palindromic year. It also has the same calendar as 2002, including Easter on March 31. It is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January January 2 Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first blac to 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap she was married to Ian HolmSir Ian Holm (born September 12, 1931) is a British actor (real name Ian Holm Cuthbert . Born in Goodmayes, Essex, he was educated at Chigwell School and then RADA. Holm was an established star of the Royal Shakespeare Company before making an impact on t, and they appeared together as Pod and Homily in the BBC's 1993 adaptation of The Borrowers. Her film appearances include Cry Freedom ( 1987), Iris ( 2001), Calendar Girls ( 2003) and Shaun of the Dead ( 2004)
As of October 2004, she is currently filming a role in the new film version of Pride and Prejudice, and recently completed a guest role in the BBC's revival series of the popular science-fiction programme Doctor Who. This guest role was written especially for her by the programme's chief writer and executive producer Russell T. Davies, with whom she had previously worked on Bob and Rose ( ITV, 2001).
She has twice won the London Critics Circle Theatre Award , in 1981 for her performance in Much Ado About Nothing, and in 1993 for The Deep Blue Sea. In 2001 she was nominated for the London Evening Standard Theatre Award for her perfoamcne in The Little Foxes at the Donmar Warehouse. In 2004 she was awarded the Order of the British Empire for her services to drama.
