Penny Downie

Biography

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.

Known For

London Has Fallen

as Home Secretary Rose Kenter

Invictus

as Mrs. Pienaar

Jackie

as Janet Lee

The Crown

as Duchess of Gloucester

Downton Abbey

as Lady Sinderby

Breathe

as Tid

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Frances Cloade

Absentia

as Valerie Chandris

W.E.

as Dr. Vargas

The Diplomat

as Frances Munning