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Penelope Lee

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Biography

Born in 1938 in Wyke Regis, England, Penelope Lee has been in a diverse variety of film, television, and theater. She won an arts council scholarship at age 36 to study singing and went to The Aldburgh School for Advanced Students. From this grew the Upottery festival. Performers included Yehudhi Menuhin, Stephan Grepelli, Murray Periaha, Jacqueline du Pre, Timothy West, and Prunella Scales. Throughout her acting career Penelope has worked continually for BBC Radio Drama. She was Nominated Best Actress on BBC Radio in 1978 for Away Day, a one woman play by Franz Xavier Kroetz.

Notable films

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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

The Tomb of Ligeia

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Plague Dogs

As Lynn Driver (voice)

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Shadows and Velvet: A Gothic Journey Through Poe's Legacy

From the crumbling castles of Roger Corman to the baroque nightmares of Jean Rollin, this chain traces the evolution of literary gothic horror through eight fil...

7 films

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