Dame Penelope Keith, de BAFTA-winnende Britse actrice die vooral bekend is van haar rol in de BBC-sitcom The Good Life, is overleden. Ze was 86.
Haar familie deelde het nieuws in een verklaring aan Britse media, waarin werd vermeld dat ze vredig overleed in haar huis in Surrey, waar ze meer dan vijf decennia had gewoond.
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.