{{Short description|British actress (1938–2020)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use British English|date=October 2017}} '''Penny Morrell''' (4 February 1938 – 3 January 2020) was a British actress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba192be19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312050424/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba192be19|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 March 2017|title=Penny Morrell}}</ref> She was married to the actor George Cole from 1967 until his death in 2015.<ref>The World was my Lobster George Cole & Brian Hawkins P125 {{ISBN|9781782194699}}</ref>
==Death== Penny Morrell died at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, Berkshire, England on 3 January 2020, aged 81.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/local-celebrities/148214/george-coles-widow-dies-at-81.html|title = George Cole's widow dies at 81}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/stoke-row/148438/penny-cole-actress-and-wife-of-television-and-film-star.html|title = Penny Cole, actress and wife of television and film star}}</ref> She had two children.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
==Selected filmography== *''Reach for the Sky'' (1956) *''Brothers in Law'' (1957) *''Lucky Jim'' (1957) *''The Bulldog Breed'' (1960) *''Make Mine Mink'' (1960) *''Too Hot to Handle'' (1960) *''Mrs. Gibbons' Boys'' (1962) *''A Matter of Choice'' (1963) *''The Wild Affair'' (1963) *''A Stitch in Time'' (1963) *''The Comedy Man'' (1964) *''Smokescreen'' (1964) *''The Early Bird'' (1965) *''The End of the Affair'' (1999)
==Television credits (partial)== *''Minder'' - Daphne Mount *''An Independent Man'' - Mrs Bamford *''EastEnders'' *''Heartbeat'' - Mrs. Roberts *''ChuckleVision'' - Lettice / Fairy Godmother *''Bramwell'' (TV mini-series) - Mrs. Landers *''Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' (1998 TV film) - Rolliver's Landlady *''The Bill'' (1997) - Sally *''Five Children and It'' (1991 TV series) - Lady Chittenden *''About Face'' (TV series) - Deirdre *''Valentine Park'' (1987-1988 TV series) - Maggie / Claire's Mother *''Stiff Upper Lip'' (1967) *''Theatre 625: Simon and Laura'' (1966) - Janet Honeyman *''The World of Wooster'' (1966 TV series) - Rhoda *''Marriage Lines'' (1965 TV series) - Patty *''Object Z'' (1965) - Woman *''Orlando'' (1965 TV series) - Dolly Dvorak *''Detective'' (1964 TV series) - Betty * ''A World of His Own'' (1964) *''Maigret'' (1961 TV series) *''Saturday Playhouse'' (1959 TV series) - Marlene Cheetah * ''East End, West End'' (1958 TV series) *''ITV Play of the Week'' (1958 TV series) - Jean Smith *''Shadow Squad'' (1957 TV series) - Isobelle Hughes
==Further reading== * https://archive.today/20130129061047/http://mubi.com/topics/3994 * https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0606269/filmoyear
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0606269|name=Penny Morrell}}
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