# Penny Morrell

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{{Short description|British actress (1938–2020)}}
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'''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](/source/George_Cole_(actor)) 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](/source/Royal_Berkshire_Hospital), [Reading, Berkshire](/source/Reading%2C_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](/source/Reach_for_the_Sky)'' (1956)
*''[Brothers in Law](/source/Brothers_in_Law_(film))'' (1957)
*''[Lucky Jim](/source/Lucky_Jim_(1957_film))'' (1957)
*''[The Bulldog Breed](/source/The_Bulldog_Breed)'' (1960) 
*''[Make Mine Mink](/source/Make_Mine_Mink)'' (1960) 
*''[Too Hot to Handle](/source/Too_Hot_to_Handle_(1960_film))'' (1960)
*''[Mrs. Gibbons' Boys](/source/Mrs._Gibbons'_Boys_(film))'' (1962)
*''[A Matter of Choice](/source/A_Matter_of_Choice)'' (1963)
*''[The Wild Affair](/source/The_Wild_Affair)'' (1963)
*''[A Stitch in Time](/source/A_Stitch_in_Time_(1963_film))'' (1963)
*''[The Comedy Man](/source/The_Comedy_Man)'' (1964)
*''[Smokescreen](/source/Smokescreen_(film))'' (1964)
*''[The Early Bird](/source/The_Early_Bird)'' (1965)
*''[The End of the Affair](/source/The_End_of_the_Affair_(1999_film))'' (1999)

==Television credits (partial)==
*''[Minder](/source/Minder_(TV_series))'' - Daphne Mount
*''An Independent Man'' - Mrs Bamford
*''[EastEnders](/source/EastEnders)''
*''[Heartbeat](/source/Heartbeat_(British_TV_series))'' - Mrs. Roberts
*''[ChuckleVision](/source/ChuckleVision)'' - Lettice / Fairy Godmother
*''[Bramwell](/source/Bramwell_(TV_series))'' (TV mini-series) - Mrs. Landers 
*''Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' (1998 TV film) - Rolliver's Landlady 
*''[The Bill](/source/The_Bill)'' (1997) - Sally 
*''[Five Children and It](/source/Five_Children_and_It_(TV_series))'' (1991 TV series) - Lady Chittenden
*''[About Face](/source/About_Face_(TV_series))'' (TV series)  - Deirdre
*''[Valentine Park](/source/Valentine_Park)'' (1987-1988 TV series)  - Maggie / Claire's Mother
*''Stiff Upper Lip'' (1967) 
*''[Theatre 625](/source/Theatre_625): Simon and Laura'' (1966) - Janet Honeyman
*''[The World of Wooster](/source/The_World_of_Wooster)'' (1966 TV series) - Rhoda 
*''[Marriage Lines](/source/Marriage_Lines)'' (1965 TV series) - Patty
*''[Object Z](/source/Object_Z)'' (1965) - Woman
*''[Orlando](/source/Orlando_(TV_series))'' (1965 TV series) - Dolly Dvorak
*''Detective'' (1964 TV series) - Betty
* ''[A World of His Own](/source/A_World_of_His_Own_(TV_series))'' (1964)
*''[Maigret](/source/Maigret_(1960_TV_series))'' (1961 TV series)
*''Saturday Playhouse'' (1959 TV series) - Marlene Cheetah
* ''[East End, West End](/source/East_End%2C_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==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0606269|name=Penny Morrell}}

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Category:1938 births
Category:British actresses
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