Penny Farthing is a minor character and the secretary of the Fidelity Fiduciary Bank, who formerly worked under William Weatherall Wilkins in the film, Mary Poppins Returns.
Role in the film[]
Penny is first seen when Jane Banks and her brother, Michael, enter the bank just as Wilkins remembers the jar of sweets on her desk which used to have toffee in it just as they follow him into his office. She later appears when Michael's children, John, Annabel, and Georgie, explore the bank while Mary Poppins waits to talk to Wilkins. Encountering Penny, they ask her for a sweet to which she agrees. She then talks to Wilkins who asks her to give him tea to which she agrees. Afterward, it is unknown what happened to her after the Banks family got their home back, though it is possible that she remains the secretary.
Trivia[]
Noma Dumezweni makes her Disney feature film debut as Penny Farthing in the film. As an English actress, she is known for portraying Hermione Granger in the original West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Music:Mary Poppins • Musical • The Legacy Collection • Mary Poppins Returns Books:Big Golden Book • Little Golden Book • Practically Poppins in Every Way
Mary Poppins Returns:William Weatherall Wilkins • Jack • Topsy • The Balloon Lady • Clyde • Shamus • John Banks • Annabel Banks • Georgie Banks • Angus • Hamilton Gooding and Templeton Frye • The Park Keeper • Penny Farthing
Mary Poppins Returns:(Underneath the) Lovely London Sky • A Conversation • Can You Imagine That? • The Royal Doulton Music Hall • A Cover is Not the Book • The Place Where Lost Things Go • Turning Turtle • Trip a Little Light Fantastic • Nowhere to Go But Up Musical:Temper, Temper • Practically Perfect • Anything Can Happen Deleted Songs:The Anthropomorphic Zoo • The Chimpanzoo • The Right Side • The Land of Sand • Admiral Boom • Mary Poppins' Melody • You Think, You Blink • Through The Eyes of Love • West Wind • Tiki Town • The North Pole Polka
