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

Home Secretary Rose Kenter

Invictus

Mrs. Pienaar

Breathe

Tid

Jackie

Janet Lee

Wetherby

Chrissie

W.E.

Dr. Vargas

The Girl in the Café

Ruth

The House of Mirth

Judy Trenor

A Certain Justice

Venetia Aldridge

Lionheart

Madelaine