Penelope Keith
Penelope Keith
Dame Penelope Keith, DBE, DLis an English actress primarily known for her roles in the British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born. She succeeded Lord Olivier as president of the Actors' Benevolent Fund after his death in 1989, and was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empirein the 2014 New Year Honours for services to the arts and to charity...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth2 April 1940
husband scotland yesterday
I'm not against accents - my husband's from Lancashire and has a rural Lancs accent. We've just got back from Scotland yesterday, and I love that Highland burr.
home people watches
Young people don't want to sit at home and watch television; they'd sooner be out doing their own thing.
people giving actors
So often actors only mix with actors, which is quite incestuous, and doesn't give them the insight into how other people work.
people may young
Older people, who just happen to have been around longer, may not be cleverer than the young, but they have seen more.
sitting ugly sound
Language is my bugbear. Everyone says things now like 'I was sat' instead of 'I was sitting', which just sounds so ugly.
book thinking manners
In my book, all manners are is thinking of somebody else.
people age reason-why
I'm sure that is a reason why young people occasionally bash up old people - because the ages don't mix any more.
touring
I love touring, I really do.
friendly vibes building
I don't feel 'vibes' when I enter a building - don't feel the previous owners looking down on me. But I do know when a place feels friendly.
nature grandchildren tree
I plant a lot of trees. I am a great believer in planting things for future generations. I loathe the now culture where you just live for today.
nice communication voice
In this great age of communication, there a lot of people you can't actually understand. I know everyone tweets, and twits and texts and all that, but actually we've all got voices, and it is awfully nice to hear them and if you can understand what people are saying.