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Penelope "Penny" Horner (born 20 June 1939) is a British former film and television actress.
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Penelope Horner | |
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| Born | 20 June 1939 (age 85) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
Penelope Horner began her acting career in 1956 in the British film comedy A Touch of the Sun.[1] Other small roles followed in films such as A King in New York and The Nun's Story.[2][1] In 1961, she played the Anne Rider in the Edgar Wallace film The Daffodil Mystery as well as Julie Denver in Locker Sixty-Nine in 1962.[1] During the 1960s and 1970s she became a regular face in some of the popular spy adventure series of the day, including The Saint, The Avengers and The Persuaders!.[3] She starred alongside Jack Palance in the 1974 television adaptation of Dracula directed by Dan Curtis.[4]
In the 1980s, she appeared as Sarah Hallam in the second and third season of the BBC soap opera Triangle.[5] She retired in 1986.
Penelope married 2 times :
- David Korda (1962 - 1973)
- Rex Berry (1981 - ?)
Feature films
- 1959: The Treasure of San Teresa
- 1960: The Angry Silence
- 1961: The Devil's Daffodil
- 1961: The Horsemasters
- 1967: Half a Sixpence
- 1970: The Man Who Had Power Over Women
- 1977: Holocaust 2000
- 1984: Escape from El Diablo
Television
- 1961: Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (Episode: The Face)
- 1961: Boyd Q.C. (Episode: The Runabout)
- 1962: Edgar Wallace Mysteries - Locker Sixty-Nine
- 1964: Gideon's Way (Episode: The Big Fix)
- 1965-1966: The Saint (3 episodes)
- 1969: The Avengers (Episode: The Morning After)
- 1971: The Persuaders! (Episode: Someone Waiting)
- 1974: Dracula
- 1975: Thriller (Episode: The Double Kill)
- 1976: Star Maidens (Episode: Escape to Paradise)
- 1982-1983: Triangle (52 episodes)
- 1986: Hell's Bells (6 episodes)
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