Ann Penfold

Acting

Known For & Full Filmography26 Titles

#1Play for Today

Drama Series - 1970, 16 episodes as Cecily

6.6 / 10
Drama

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.

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#2Casualty

Drama Series - 1986, 16 episodes as Edith

6.2 / 10
DramaSoap

Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.

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#3Casualty

Drama Series - 1986, 16 episodes as Gwen Hayes

6.2 / 10
DramaSoap

Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.

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#4Casualty

Drama Series - 1986, 16 episodes as Mrs Beaks

6.2 / 10
DramaSoap

Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.

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#5The Wednesday Play

Drama Series - 1964, 16 episodes as Sally Sutherland

5.2 / 10
Drama

An anthology series of television plays which aired on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured.

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#6The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Drama Series - 1987, 16 episodes as Jean Burden

6.6 / 10
DramaMystery

The Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 2 August 1987 and 11 October 2000.

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#7Theatre 625

Drama Series - 1964, 16 episodes as Sylvia Melville

7.2 / 10
Drama

Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.

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#8Public Eye

Drama Series - 1965, 16 episodes as Jenny Meadows

8.2 / 10
CrimeDrama

Public Eye is a British television drama broadcast from 1965 to 1975 on ITV1. Produced by ABC Television for three series, and Thames Television for a further four, the programme follows the investigations and cases handled by the unglamourous enquiry agent Frank Marker.

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#9Public Eye

Drama Series - 1965, 16 episodes as Sheila Mortimer

8.2 / 10
CrimeDrama

Public Eye is a British television drama broadcast from 1965 to 1975 on ITV1. Produced by ABC Television for three series, and Thames Television for a further four, the programme follows the investigations and cases handled by the unglamourous enquiry agent Frank Marker.

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#10The Expert

Drama Series - 1968, 16 episodes as Tim's Girlfriend

9.0 / 10
Drama

The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. John Hardy, a pathologist working for the Home Office and was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases. The Expert was created and produced by Gerard Glaister. The series was also one of the first BBC dramas to be made in colour, and throughout its four series had numerous high quality guest appearances by actors such as John Carson, Peter Copley, Rachel Kempson, Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Barkworth, Jean Marsh, Ray Brooks, George Sewell, Anthony Valentine, Bernard Lee, Lee Montague, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Pratt, Edward Fox, André Morell, Brian Blessed, Nigel Stock, Philip Madoc and Warren Clarke.

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#11The Expert

Drama Series - 1968, 16 episodes as Alice Murdoch

9.0 / 10
Drama

The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series starred Marius Goring as Dr. John Hardy, a pathologist working for the Home Office and was essentially a police procedural drama, with Hardy bringing his forensic knowledge to solve various cases. The Expert was created and produced by Gerard Glaister. The series was also one of the first BBC dramas to be made in colour, and throughout its four series had numerous high quality guest appearances by actors such as John Carson, Peter Copley, Rachel Kempson, Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Barkworth, Jean Marsh, Ray Brooks, George Sewell, Anthony Valentine, Bernard Lee, Lee Montague, Geoffrey Bayldon, Mike Pratt, Edward Fox, André Morell, Brian Blessed, Nigel Stock, Philip Madoc and Warren Clarke.

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#12Kingdom

Drama Series - 2007, 16 episodes as Mrs. Waller

7.1 / 10
DramaComedy

Looks can be deceiving. Peter Kingdom seems to have everything — a man of some standing in the seaside town of Market Shipborough, he dresses well and has all the trappings of success. Why, then, does he wander along the beach and stare out to sea for hours at a time? Despite Peter's thriving legal practice, he must deal with his dysfunctional family (which includes his unstable sister) and his grief over his missing half-brother and law partner, Simon.

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#13Tripped

Drama Series - 2015, 16 episodes as Jenny

6.5 / 10
ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Danny is an average 24-year-old who has been friends with stoner Milo since they were kids. But then Danny decides it’s time to grow up, settle down and marry long-term girlfriend Kate, whereas Milo continues to focus on getting high. One night Milo takes a particularly strong batch of hallucinogens, and Danny appears in his living room - except the real Danny’s at his engagement party, and the real Danny doesn’t normally carry a sword! This Danny claims to come from another dimension, and he brings a warning - the only problem is that Milo’s too wrecked to remember what it is...

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#14Richard III

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m as Queen Elizabeth

8.8 / 10

Shakespeare's Richard III, performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.

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#15Henry V

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m as Alice

8.0 / 10

Shakespeare's Henry V, performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.

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#16The Fosters

Movie - 1969, 2h 15m as Sally Gerwyn

8.8 / 10
Sci-FiTV Movie

Mr Foster and his sister live quietly in the suburbs but are not what they seem, possessing scientific knowledge far in advance of humanity.

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#17The Brontës of Haworth

Drama Series - 1973, 16 episodes as Anne Brontë

7.0 / 10
Drama

Dramatized biography of the Brontë sisters Charlotte, Anne and Emily.

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#18Henry VI: House of York

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m as Lady Grey

8.8 / 10
Drama

Second part of an adapted version of Henry VI as performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.

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#19There Is Also Tomorrow

Movie - 1969, 2h 15m as Sally Sutherland

7.0 / 10
DramaTV Movie

The commanding officer of a regiment handling nuclear missiles is shocked to see his daughter Sally on television taking part in a student demonstration.

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#20Family Life

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

7.3 / 10
Drama

A young woman, Janice, is living with her restrictive and conservative parents, who lead a dull working-class life and consider their daughter to be “misbehaving” whenever she’s trying to find her own way in life.

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#21Henry VI: House of Lancaster

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m as Duchess of Gloucester

8.8 / 10
Drama

First part of an adapted version of Henry VI as performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.

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#22Miss Pym's Day Out

Movie - 1992, 2h 15m as Allegra Gray

8.0 / 10
DramaDocumentaryTV Movie

In 1977, after a fourteen year dry spell, the novelist Barbara Pym was nominated for a Booker Award for her novel, Quartet in Autumn. This drama documentary biopic sees Patricia Routledge as Pym and follows the day of the prize presentation, as she observes people and reminisces about life and love.

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#2384 Charing Cross Road

Movie - 1975, 2h 15m as Cecily

7.0 / 10
RomanceDramaTV Movie

Adaptation of the Helene Hanff memoir, presented as part of Play for Today.

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#24Henry IV: Part 1

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m as Lady Percy

8.8 / 10

Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 recorded live at the Grand Theatre in Swansea, performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.

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#25Henry IV: Part 2

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m as Lady Percy

8.8 / 10

Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2 performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.

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#26Richard II

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m as Duchess of York

8.8 / 10

Shakespeare's Richard II recorded live at the Grand Theatre in Swansea, performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.

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