Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward
| Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward | |
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| Thunderbirds character | |
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| First appearance | "Trapped in the Sky" (30 September 1965) |
| Created by | Gerry and Sylvia Anderson |
| Portrayed by | Sophia Myles (2004) |
| Voiced by | Sylvia Anderson (1965-1966, 1968) Rosamund Pike (2015-) |
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| Nickname(s) | Penny, Lady P |
| Occupation | International Rescue's London Agent Model Aristocrat Member of British high society |
| Title | Lady |
| Family | Lord Hugh and Lady Amelia Creighton-Ward (parents) Unnamed younger brother |
| Nationality | English |
Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward is a fictional character introduced in the British mid-1960s Supermarionation television series Thunderbirds, who also appears in the film sequels Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) and Thunderbird 6 (1968) and the 2004 live-action adaptation Thunderbirds. She is employed by the secret organisation International Rescue as London field agent.
The puppet character of the TV series and first two films was voiced by Sylvia Anderson. In the live-action film, she was portrayed by Sophia Myles. The character is voiced by Rosamund Pike in the part-animated TV remake Thunderbirds Are Go!, which began airing in April 2015.
The character was both voiced by and modelled on Sylvia Anderson, the series co-creator. After several of her test sculptures were rejected, AP Films puppet designer Mary Turner used Anderson as the template (a decision of which Anderson was not immediately apprised). Interviewed by the Daily Mirror in 1968, Turner commented: "we wanted a glamorous blonde and [Anderson] was the obvious choice." Turner's original inspiration had been the appearance of a model discovered in the pages of Vogue.
Lady Penelope's attire was inspired by contemporary Carnaby Street and Parisian fashions, with Vogue and Harper's magazines used frequently as points of reference. Silks, leathers and furs were supplied by London department stores such as Liberty and Dickins & Jones.
Born on 24 December 2039, Lady Penelope is the 26-year-old daughter of aristocrat Lord Hugh Creighton-Ward and his wife, Amelia. The early years of her life were spent at Creighton-Ward Mansion. Later, her father was requested by the government to travel to India to organise a tea-growing community. The Indian climate did not agree with Penelope, so she returned without her parents to England, where she was put into the care of a governess, Miss Pemberton, with whom she quickly bonded. At the age of eleven, Penelope was sent to the prestigious Roedean School. She excelled in many subjects and became very popular among her peers; she was later elected head girl. Upon leaving Roedean, Penelope attended a finishing school in Switzerland. Here, she became a skilled skier and linguist, being able to speak fluent French, German and Italian.
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