Penny Downie
Born January 1, 1954 · Queensland, Australia
Penny Downie is an Australian actress known for her stage and television appearances in the United Kingdom. From 2017 until 2021 she played Ellen in the British TV sitcom Back. She plays the US ambassador’s house manager Frances Munning in the 2023 Netflix political thriller series The Diplomat.
Notable Appearances
Movies
London Has Fallen
Invictus
Breathe
Jackie
W.E.
The House of Mirth
The Girl in the Café
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
Lionheart
Wetherby
Unreleased
Boss Cat
Crime and Punishment
Byron
Hamlet
Food of Love
The Jester from Transylvania
Falling
Crosstalk
Paradise
Lost for Words
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
Ex
