Penelope Keith death: The Good Life star dies aged 86
Penelope Keith death: The Good Life star dies aged 86
Annabel Nugent Mon, June 29, 2026 at 10:32 AM UTC
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Dame Penelope Keith, best known for The Good Life and To the Manor Born, has died of cancer aged 86.
The actor died “peacefully” at her home in Surrey, according to a statement issued by her family on Monday (29 July).
“We are deeply saddened to announce that Dame Penelope Keith died peacefully whilst living with cancer at her home in Surrey where she had lived for more than 50 years,” read the statement.
“The family is grateful for the care and support she received throughout her treatments, and ask that their privacy be respected at this time.”
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Keith had resided at her home Mousehill Manor, in Milford, Surrey, since 1978, sharing it with her husband, Rodney Timson, and their two children.
While Keith is best known for her on-screen roles in shows such as the BBC sitcom The Goodlife, the Surrey-born actor got her start on the stage.
She joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963, performing ensemble roles in several production in London and Stratford including the landmark stage adaptationThe Wars of the Roses,directed by Peter Hall and John Barton.
It was her role as reproachful neighbour Margo Leadbetter on The Good Life, however, that propelled Keith to fame, earning the actor her first Bafta in 1977.
She won her second a year later for The Norman Conquests, the televised adaptation of a trilogy of Alan Ayckbourn plays.
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