Penny Layden

British actress

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

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

Television

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

  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/


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