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Quick Facts

Born:
1938-11-20

Birthplace:
Wyke Regis, England, UK

Credits:
22 Total Roles

Penelope Lee

Acting

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
1986 Ladies in Charge TV Headmistress
1985 Phoebe MOVIE Mrs. Riddle
1985 Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks MOVIE Computer (voice)
1985 Miss Marple: The Moving Finger TV Partridge
1984 Young Shoulders MOVIE Mrs. Smithson
1983 Afterward MOVIE Alida Stair
1982 The Plague Dogs MOVIE Lynn Driver (voice)
1981 Bergerac TV Radiologist
1978 Superman MOVIE 9th Elder
1977 Marie Curie TV Bronya

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