Penelope Horner
Penelope (Penny) Horner (born 20 June 1939 in London) is a British former film and television actress.
Penelope Horner  | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 June 1939 (age 82) | 
| Nationality | British | 
| Occupation | Actress | 
Life and career
    
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 adaption 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 3 times :
- David Korda (1962 - ?) ( divorced before 1981)
 - Rex Berry (1981 - ?)
 - Bjørn Morisse (? - ?), Norwegian musician and illustrator who died in 2006
 
Partial filmography
    
    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)
 
References
    
- "Penelope Horner". BFI.
 - "Penelope Horner | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
 - "Penelope Horner". www.aveleyman.com.
 - "Dracula (1974) - Dan Curtis | Cast and Crew | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
 - "Triangle (1982)". BFI.