Peggy Ashcroft
Acting
Born: 1907-12-22 · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Died: 1991-06-14
Biography
Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, DBE, (22 December 1907 - 14 June 1991) known professionally as Peggy Ashcroft, was an English actress whose career spanned more than sixty years. Born to a comfortable middle-class family, Ashcroft was determined from an early age to become an actress, despite parental opposition.
🎬 Movies (20)
She's Been Away
1989
Lillian Huckle
The Heat of the Day
1989
Nettie
Madame Sousatzka
1988
Lady Emily
When the Wind Blows
1986
Hilda Bloggs (voice)
Murder by the Book
1986
Agatha Christie
The Wind and the Bomb
1986
A Passage to India
1984
Mrs. Moore
Laurence Olivier: a life
1982
Self
Little Eyolf
1982
The Rat Wife
Cream in My Coffee
1980
Jean Wilsher
Caught on a Train
1980
Frau Messner
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
Queen Mary
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
1978
Lady Gee
Joseph Andrews
1977
Lady Tattle
The Pedestrian
1973
Lady Gray
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
Mrs. Greville
3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969
Belle
Secret Ceremony
1968
Hannah
From Chekhov with Love
1968
Olga Knipper
Tell Me Lies
1968
📺 TV Shows (12)
A Perfect Spy
1987
Miss Dubber
Playing Shakespeare
1984
Six Centuries of Verse
1984
Self - Reader
The Jewel in the Crown
1984
Barbie Batchelor
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
Queen Mary
Playhouse
1974
Frau Messner
Great Performances
1971
Self
BBC Play of the Month
1965
The Rat Wife
The Wars of the Roses
1965
Queen Margaret
The Wars of the Roses
1965
Margaret of Anjou
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Mother
Theatre 625
1964
Rebekka West