Person

Peggy Ashcroft

Acting · 1907–1991 · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

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.

Known for

Filmography

1989She's Been AwayLillian Huckle
1989The Heat of the DayNettie
1988Madame SousatzkaLady Emily
1987A Perfect SpyMiss Dubber
1986When the Wind BlowsHilda Bloggs (voice)
1986Murder by the BookAgatha Christie
1986The Wind and the Bomb
1984A Passage to IndiaMrs. Moore
1984Playing Shakespeare
1984Six Centuries of VerseSelf - Reader
1984The Jewel in the CrownBarbie Batchelor
1982Laurence Olivier: a lifeSelf
1982Little EyolfThe Rat Wife
1980Cream in My CoffeeJean Wilsher
1980Caught on a TrainFrau Messner
1978Edward and Mrs SimpsonQueen Mary
1978Edward & Mrs. SimpsonQueen Mary
1978Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's PicturesLady Gee
1977Joseph AndrewsLady Tattle
1974PlayhouseFrau Messner
1973The PedestrianLady Gray
1971Sunday Bloody SundayMrs. Greville
1971Great PerformancesSelf
19693 Into 2 Won't GoBelle
1968Secret CeremonyHannah
1968From Chekhov with LoveOlga Knipper
1968Tell Me Lies
1967October RevolutionSelf (narrator)
1967Days in the TreesThe Mother
1965BBC Play of the MonthThe Rat Wife
1965The Wars of the RosesQueen Margaret
1965The Wars of the RosesQueen Margaret
1964The Wednesday PlayThe Mother
1964Theatre 625Rebekka West
1963Britain Welcomes the President of India
1962The Cherry OrchardMadame Ranevsky
1961TerminusMother (uncredited)
1959The Nun's StoryMother Mathilde
1942We Serve
1941Quiet WeddingFlower Lisle
1940Channel IncidentThe Woman
1936Rhodes of AfricaAnna Carpenter
1935The 39 StepsThe Crofter's Wife Margaret
1933The Wandering JewOlalla Quintana (Phase IV)

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