Penelope Jane Smith (born January 3, 1961 in Rutland, England), is a television presenter and newsreader best known for her work on the breakfast TV show GMTV. She has previously worked for Sky News and Classic FM.

Penny began her career as a reporter and feature writer on the Peterborough Evening Telegraph. After four years, she left to backpack through Central and South America and South East Asia where she reported and presented on a current affairs programme for Radio Television Hong Kong.

In l984 she joined Radio Trent as a reporter/presenter and then worked for Central Television as press officer for documentaries and drama. After that she co-presented the local evening news for Border Television and after a year she co-presented Thames News with Andrew Gardner.

Penny then moved to Sky News before becoming presenter of GMTV`s 'News Hour' in April 1993. Penny has also presented 'Crime Monthly', 'Crime Net', 'Crime File' and 'Crime Fighters' for Carlton, 'Most Wanted' for LWT, 'Going For A Song' for the BBC and 'Celebrity' for ITV.

In 2006 Penny starred in the BBC show Just the Two of Us. She sang with Curtis Stigers and was eliminated on 3rd March. She came 4th.

Penny is a mad Opera lover, and presented a show on Classic FM. She has written for a number of national newspapers and magazines, including a beauty column for 'Femail' in the Daily Mail and articles in 'Essentials' magazine, 'Good Housekeeping' and 'Woman and Home'.

Penny has produced three yoga videos, 'Penny Smith's Power Yoga', `Penny Smith's Essential Guide to Yoga' and 'Penny Smith's Yoga Masterclass'. Penny`s passions are: yoga, opera, tennis and hiking.