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Penelope Keith

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Actress

The Resume

    (April 2, 1940- )
    Born in Sutton, England, United Kingdom
    Birth name was Penelope Anne Constance Hatfield
    Portrayed Margo Ledbetter in 'Good Neighbors' (1975-78), Audrey in 'To the Manor Born' (1979-81), Helen Morgan in 'Sweet Sixteen' (1983), Sarah Gladwyn in 'Moving' (1985), Caroline Fielding in 'Executive Stress' (1986-88), Jean Price in 'No Job for a Lady' (1990-92), Philippa Troy in 'Law and Disorder' (1994) and Maggie in 'Next of Kin' (1996-98)
    Won two BAFTA TV Awards (1977-78)
    Named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for charitable works (2007)

Why she might be annoying:

    She was rejected by the Central School of Speech and Drama for being too tall (5'10).
    On TV, she was typecast as snooty, bossy women.
    She narrated a season of Teletubbies (1997).
    She does so much voice over work for commercials that she had a recording studio built at her house.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She married a policeman who she met while he was on duty at the theater where she was performing.
    She adopted two sons and quipped, 'The lovely thing about being an adoptive parent is you can say that anything that’s rotten about them is nature and everything that’s wonderful is nurture.'
    She is an avid gardener who hosted a gardening show and had a rose named after her.
    She followed Laurence Olivier as president of the Actors' Benevolent Fund (1990).
    She helped launch the UK Forces Gulf Fund to support British troops in Iraq (2003).

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying