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Penelope Davis(1920-2013)

  • Actress
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Penelope Davis was born in 1920 in Headington, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), The Man in Room 17 (1965) and Masterpiece Mystery (1980). She was married to Tom Gowling and Alex Atkinson. She died on 20 January 2013 in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
Born1920
DiedJanuary 20, 2013
Born1920
DiedJanuary 20, 2013
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Known for

Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
Coronation Street
5.6
TV Series
  • Miss Prowse
  • Mrs. Harbottle
  • Auntie Phoebe
  • Policewoman
Michael Aldridge and Richard Vernon in The Man in Room 17 (1965)
The Man in Room 17
7.1
TV Series
  • Joyce Brown
Alan Cumming in Masterpiece Mystery (1980)
Masterpiece Mystery
8.9
TV Series
  • Mrs. Dixon(as Penny Gowling)
Jeremy Brett in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
8.7
TV Series
  • Mrs Dixon(as Penny Gowling)

Credits

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Actress

  • Garden in the Rain
    Short
    • 1990
  • Alan Cumming in Masterpiece Mystery (1980)
    Masterpiece Mystery
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Dixon (as Penny Gowling)
    • 1985
  • Jeremy Brett in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984)
    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Mrs Dixon (as Penny Gowling)
    • 1984
  • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Miss Prowse
    • Mrs. Harbottle
    • Auntie Phoebe ...
    • 1960–1983
  • A Family at War (1970)
    A Family at War
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Miss Walsh
    • 1970
  • Michael Aldridge and Richard Vernon in The Man in Room 17 (1965)
    The Man in Room 17
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Joyce Brown
    • 1966
  • Kay Callard and John Turner in Knight Errant Limited (1959)
    Knight Errant Limited
    5.8
    TV Series
    • 1st Nursing sister
    • 1960
  • John Leyton and Neville Whiting in Biggles (1960)
    Biggles
    6.7
    TV Series
    • 1960
  • Peter Williams in Shadow Squad (1957)
    Shadow Squad
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Scott (as Penelope Davies)
    • 1957
  • My Sister and I
    TV Series
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Penelope Davies
  • Born
    • 1920
    • Headington, Oxfordshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 20, 2013
    • Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Tom Gowling1950 - 1984 (his death)

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