Penelope Bartley was widely known as the first wife of the late Leslie Phillips.
She was born Noel Penelope Bartley on December 22, 1925 in Hendon, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.
Penelope Bartley was an actress. She starred in several films and television series including ITV Play of the Week (1955), Quinneys (1948), The Big Chance (1957), The Informer (1967), A Tale of Two Cities (1965), The Wonderful Horse (1955), Badger’s Green (1953), The Malory Secret (1951), Old English (1949), Marriage Aforethought (1949), and many others.
Penelope Bartley and Leslie Phillips walked down the aisle on May 30, 1948.
However, the duo divorced in 1965.
Through their marriage, Penelope Bartley and Leslie Phillips had four children; Claudia Phillips, Caroline Phillips, Andrew Phillips and Roger Phillips.
Penelope Bartley died in a fire on June 24, 1981 in Hendon, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.
Her ex-husband Leslie Phillips was an English actor, voice artist and author. He achieved prominence in the 1950s, playing smooth, upper-class comic roles utilising his “Ding Dong” and “He-llo” catchphrases. Phillips died on November 7, 2022, after a long illness, at the age of 98.