Penelope "Penny" Horner (born 20 June 1939) is a British former film and television actress.

Life and career

Penelope Horner began her acting career in 1956 in the British film comedy '' A Touch of the Sun''. Other small roles followed in films such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. 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. 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! ''The Persuaders!'' is a British action comedy television series starring Tony Curtis and Roger Moore, produced by ITC Entertainment, and initially broadcast on ITV and ABC in 1971. The show has been called 'the last major entry in the c ...

''. She starred alongside

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in the 1974 television adaptation of ''

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'' directed by

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. In the 1980s, she appeared as Sarah Hallam in the second and third season of the

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''. She retired in 1986. Penelope married 2 times : * David Korda (1962 - 1973) * Rex Berry (1981 - ?)

Partial filmography

Feature films

*1959: ''

The Treasure of San Teresa ''The Treasure of San Teresa'' (German: ''Rhapsodie in Blei'') is a 1959 British-West German thriller film directed by Alvin Rakoff and starring Eddie Constantine, Dawn Addams and Marius Goring. It was based on a play by Jeffrey Dell. The film i ...

'' *1960: ''

The Angry Silence ''The Angry Silence'' is a 1960 black-and-white British drama film directed by Guy Green and starring Richard Attenborough, Pier Angeli, Michael Craig and Bernard Lee. The film marked the first release through screenwriter Bryan Forbes's p ...

'' *1961: '' The Devil's Daffodil'' *1961: '' The Horsemasters'' *1967: '' Half a Sixpence'' *1970: ''

The Man Who Had Power Over Women ''The Man Who Had Power Over Women'' is a 1970 British comedy film directed by John Krish and starring Rod Taylor, Carol White and James Booth. It was written by Chris Bryant and Allan Scott. A successful talent agent grows disenchanted with h ...

'' *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 The ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' is a British second-feature film series mainly produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 48 films in the series, which were released between 1960 and 1965. The series was screened as ''Th ...

'' - '' Locker Sixty-Nine'' *1964: ''

Gideon's Way ''Gideon's Way'' is a British television crime series that was made by ITC Entertainment and broadcast by ITV in 1964–1966, following the 1958 film, '' Gideon's Day''. The film and series are based on novels by John Creasey (writing as 'J. ...

'' (Episode: ''The Big Fix'') *1965-1966: '' The Saint'' (3 episodes) *1969: '' The Avengers'' (Episode: '' The Morning After'') *1971: ''

'' (Episode: ''Someone Waiting'') *1974: ''

'' *1975: '' Thriller'' (Episode: ''The Double Kill'') *1976: '' Star Maidens'' (Episode: ''Escape to Paradise'') *1982-1983: ''

'' (52 episodes) *1986: '' Hell's Bells'' (6 episodes)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Horner, Penelope 1939 births Living people Actresses from London English film actresses English television actresses English soap opera actresses 20th-century English actresses