Penny Layden

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Penny Layden (born 1969) is a British actress and narrator. She has performed at the National Theatre, with the Royal Shakespeare Company,[1][2][3] the Old Vic Theatre, with Shared Experience and the Royal Exchange Theatre.

Her television credits include Call the Midwife, Silent Witness, Poppy Shakespeare and EastEnders; she also performed in The Libertine starring Johnny Depp.[4]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Libertine Acting Troop
2007 The Bad Mother's Handbook Rambler Annie
2008 Poppy Shakespeare Sue

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Call the Midwife Brenda McEntee
2015 EastEnders Frances Kane
2017 Grantchester Maud Sutton
2020 Belgravia Mrs Babbage
2020- Family Fortunes Narrator

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wayback Machine has not archived that URL.[dead link]
  2. ^ Hemming, Sarah (12 July 2019). "The best new theatre: Measure for Measure, Peter Gynt, Jellyfish". Financial Times. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. ^ Jan 1999, 12:00AM GMT 07 (7 January 1999). "Divine Tempest sweeps all before it". www.telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ IMDB: Penny Layden - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1752162/