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
Breathe
Invictus
Jackie
W.E.
The House of Mirth
Unreleased
Boss Cat
Hamlet
Food of Love
The Girl in the Café
Lionheart
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
Crime and Punishment
Wetherby
The Jester from Transylvania
Byron
Falling
Crosstalk
Paradise
Lost for Words
All About George
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind
Murder in Rome
