- 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), Shaun of the Dead (2004) and Match Point (2005). 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".
- Named Best Actress (along with her co-star, Margaret Tyzack) at the 2008 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards for "The Chalk Garden" at the Donmar Warehouse.
- Gave birth to her 1st child at age 30, a stillborn son 9 weeks early in 1976. Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 31, a daughter Alice Linden Penelope Massey 8 weeks early in late 1977. Both children were by her 1st husband, Daniel Massey.
- Nominated Best Actress at the 2008 Laurence Olivier Awards for "John Gabriel Borkman" at the Donmar Warehouse.
- 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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