The actor’s sophisticated sense of humour and natural ability to make everyone laugh were there long before her famous sitcom roles

Dame Penelope Keith was best known for her roles as snobbish suburbanite Margo Leadbetter in The Good Life, and widowed aristocrat Audrey fforbes-Hamilton in To the Manor Born.

Dame Penelope Keith, best known for her roles in classic British sitcoms The Good Life and To The Manor Born, has died aged 86 after a battle with cancer

A familiar face on TV and the stage, Keith was made a dame in 2014 for her services to the arts and charities

Actor’s death, which follows her cancer diagnosis, was announced by her family

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The show, which went by 'Good Neighbors' in the U.S., ran from 1975 to 1978 and won Keith a BAFTA.

Role that brought her to mainstream attention came in 1975 when she was cast in BBC sitcom The Good Life

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Penelope Keith, known for her role in 'The Good Life, has died.

Veteran British actress Dame Penelope Keith, who rose to fame in the hit 1970s UK sitcom "The Good Life", has died aged 86.

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Penelope Keith, known for her roles in British sitcoms "The Good Life" and "To the Manor Born," has died at 86.

In The Good Life, To the Manor Born and beyond, the star played domineering snobs with pinpoint comic timing – yet she still made them feel like old friends. No one will do it…

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Hugely popular actor hailed for playing Margo in the BBC’s popular comedy series The Good Life and her many distinguished stage roles

The Bafta-winner was made a dame in 2014 for services to the arts and to charity. Her family said she had been diagnosed with cancer.

The actor’s sophisticated sense of humour and natural ability to make everyone laugh were there long before her famous sitcom roles

Veteran British actress Penelope Keith, who rose to fame in the hit 1970s UK sitcom The Good Life, has died aged 86, her family said.

West End theatres will dim their lights for two minutes to pay tribute to one of Britain’s best-loved actors.

When chat-show host Michael Parkinson put three questions to Penelope Keith, her 1,000-watt smile didn't flicker.