Penny Downie Biography
Summary
"Penny Downie" is an Australian actress, noted for her appearances on British television.
She began her career in Australia, initially in Brisbane at Twelfth Night Theatre and Brisbane Arts Theatre. She trained at NIDA - National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney. After graduation she appeared in TV series such as "Bellbird", "The Box", "The Sullivans", "Prisoner" and "Learned Friends".
She moved to the United Kingdom during the early 1980s. Her UK TV credits include: "Minder", "Inspector Morse", "Kavanagh QC", "The Cazalets", "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries", "Spooks", "Trial and Retribution", "New Street Law", "Poirot", "Lost for Words" and "New Tricks (TV series)".
She also appeared in The Girl in the Cafe, alongside Bill Nighy, Kelly Macdonald and Anton Lesser.
She is also an accomplished stage actress. She is an associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company where she has played roles such as Lady Anne in "Richard III" alongside Antony Sher, and Hermione and Perdita in "The Winter's Tale".
In 2008/09 she played opposite David Tennant and Patrick Stewart as Gertrude, in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Hamlet.
Downie played the title character in Euripedes' "Helen" at Shakespeare's Globe Theater in 2009.
Sources
Joan Whalley
Credit
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