Penelope Keith Dies, Aged 86
The death of Dame Penelope Keith, best known for her roles in the classic 1970s British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born, has been announced she was aged 86
In a statement, her family said on Monday that she “died peacefully whilst living with cancer at her home in Surrey”.
Felicity Kendal, her co-star in The Good Life, remembered her as a “comic genius” who was “a joy to know and work with”.
Dame Penelope famously played snobbish suburban neighbour Margo Leadbetter in The Good Life, as well as the widowed aristocrat Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in To the Manor Born.
The statement released on behalf of her family said: “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.
“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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