- Born
- Birth namePenelope Alice Wilton
- Penelope Wilton was born on June 3, 1946 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), Match Point (2005) and Shaun of the Dead (2004). She was previously married to Ian Holm and Daniel Massey.
- SpousesIan Holm(March 1991 - 2001) (divorced)Daniel Massey(December 12, 1975 - 1984) (divorced, 2 children)
- ParentsClifford WiltonAlice Wilton
- RelativesBill Travers(Aunt or Uncle)Linden Travers(Aunt or Uncle)Richard Morant(Cousin)
- She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2004 Queen's New Year Honours List for her services to drama.
- She has been acclaimed by theatre critic Michael Billington as having an "extraordinary quality of moral authority" and "carries weight and substance behind everything she says".
- Nominated Best Actress at the 2008 Laurence Olivier Awards for "John Gabriel Borkman" at the Donmar Warehouse.
- Appeared on the BAFTA Film shortlist for Best Supporting Actress in the following roles: 1986 for Clockwise (1986), 1987 for Cry Freedom (1987) and 1994 for The Secret Rapture (1993).
- Nominated for the 1988 Laurence Olivier Award - Actress of the Year in a New Play for "The Secret Rapture" at the National Theatre (Lyttelton). She played the same character (Marion French) in the film adaptation of David Hare's play in 1993.
- I didn't come into the business till the late sixties but I've seen a lot of changes in the 35 years since. Mostly I mourn the demise of the repertory companies - that's a very sad thing from the point of view of the training of actors.
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