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{{Short description|English actress (1914–1982)}}
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* {{marriage|[[Anthony Pelissier]]|1939|1944|end=div}}
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'''Penelope Ann Rachel, Lady Reed''' (born '''Penelope Anne Rachel Dudley Ward'''; 4 August 1914 &ndash; 21 January 1982),<ref>{{Cite book |lastlast1=Benjamin |firstfirst1=Ruth |url=https://archive.org/details/whosangwhatonbro0000benj_y0r6/page/774/mode/2up?q= |title=Who sang what on Broadway, 1866-1996 |last2=Arthur |first2=Rosenblatt |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |year=2006 |isbn=0786415061 |edition=M-Z |volume=2 |pages=775}}</ref>, known as '''Penelope Dudley-Ward''', was an English actress.
 
Born in [[London]], she was the elder daughter of [[William Dudley Ward]] and the leading [[socialite]] [[Freda Dudley Ward]],<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/whowaswhointheat04detr/page/2498/mode/2up? |title=Who was who in the theatre, 1912-1976 |publisher=[[Gale Research Company]] |year=1978 |isbn=0810304066 |edition=Q-Z |volume=4 |pages=2498}}</ref> her mother being best remembered for being the long-time mistress of the Prince of Wales, the future [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VIII]]. She was a leading lady in several British films during the 1930s and 1940s. She retired from the screen following her second marriage.
 
Her first marriage, to [[Anthony Pelissier]], lasted from 29 December 1939, until their divorce in 1944;<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://wwwbooks.google.co.ukcom/books/edition/Burke_s_Genealogical_and_Heraldic_Histor/a4lb5KbQ6eEC?hlid=en&gbpv=0a4lb5KbQ6eEC |title=Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage |publisher=[[Burke's Peerage]] |year=1956 |pages=688}}</ref> the couple had one daughter, the actress [[Tracy Reed (English actress)|Tracy Reed]]. Dudley-Ward married film director [[Carol Reed]]<!-- Not yet 'Sir'. --> on 24 January 1948.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Wapshott |first=Nicholas |url=https://archive.org/details/carolreedbiograp0000waps/page/181/mode/2up? |title=Carol Reed: A Biography |publisher=[[Alfred A. Knopf]] |year=1994 |isbn=0679402888 |pages=181}}</ref> They had one son, Max Reed, born 14 September 1948.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://wwwbooks.google.co.ukcom/books/edition/Burke_s_Genealogical_and_Heraldic_Histor/PUIqAQAAMAAJ?hlid=en&gbpv=0PUIqAQAAMAAJ |title=Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, Privy Council, and Order of Preference |publisher=[[Burke's Peerage]] |year=1963 |pages=10}}</ref> Dudley-Ward and Reed remained married until he died in 1976.<ref>Wapshott, p. 332.</ref>
 
==Death==
Lady Reed died from a [[brain tumour]] inon 21 January 1982 at the age of 67,<ref>Wapshott, p. 334.</ref> fourteen months before her mother.
 
==Filmography==
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