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Home/People/Penny Layden
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Place of Birth
UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

10
Movies
8
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Penny Layden

Acting

Biography
Born 1969, Penny Layden is a British actress and narrator. She has performed at the National Theatre, with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Old Vic Theatre, with Shared Experience and the Royal Exchange Theatre.
National Theatre Live: London Tide poster

National Theatre Live: London Tide

as Mary Wilfer
2024
National Theatre Live: Paradise poster

National Theatre Live: Paradise

as Nam
2021
Jolly Girl poster

Jolly Girl

as Blossom (voice)
2020
Sisters poster

Sisters

as Beth
2020
National Theatre Live: Macbeth poster

National Theatre Live: Macbeth

as Ross
2018
My Country: A Work in Progress poster

My Country: A Work in Progress

as Britannia
2017
National Theatre Live: Everyman poster

National Theatre Live: Everyman

as Knowledge
2015
Broken poster

Broken

as DC Jenks
2012
Poppy Shakespeare poster

Poppy Shakespeare

as Sue
2008
The Bad Mother's Handbook poster

The Bad Mother's Handbook

as Rambler Annie
2007