Peggy Ashcroft
Acting·December 22, 1907·† June 14, 1991 — 83 years old·Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
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 · 44
1989She's Been AwayLillian Huckle1989The Heat of the DayNettie1988Madame SousatzkaLady Emily1987A Perfect SpyTVMiss Dubber1986When the Wind BlowsHilda Bloggs (voice)1986Murder by the BookAgatha Christie1986The Wind and the Bomb1984A Passage to IndiaMrs. Moore1984Playing ShakespeareTV1984Six Centuries of VerseTVSelf - Reader1984The Jewel in the CrownTVBarbie Batchelor1982Laurence Olivier: a lifeSelf1982Little EyolfThe Rat Wife1980Cream in My CoffeeJean Wilsher1980Caught on a TrainFrau Messner1978Edward and Mrs SimpsonTVQueen Mary1978Edward & Mrs. SimpsonQueen Mary1978Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's PicturesLady Gee1977Joseph AndrewsLady Tattle1974PlayhouseTVFrau Messner1973The PedestrianLady Gray1971Sunday Bloody SundayMrs. Greville1971Great PerformancesTVSelf19693 Into 2 Won't GoBelle1968Secret CeremonyHannah1968From Chekhov with LoveOlga Knipper1968Tell Me Lies1967October RevolutionSelf (narrator)1967Days in the TreesThe Mother1965BBC Play of the MonthTVThe Rat Wife1965The Wars of the RosesQueen Margaret1965The Wars of the RosesTVQueen Margaret · Margaret of Anjou1964The Wednesday PlayTVThe Mother1964Theatre 625TVRebekka West1963Britain Welcomes the President of India1962The Cherry OrchardMadame Ranevsky1961TerminusMother (uncredited)1959The Nun's StoryMother Mathilde1942We Serve1941Quiet WeddingFlower Lisle1940Channel IncidentThe Woman1936Rhodes of AfricaAnna Carpenter1935The 39 StepsThe Crofter's Wife Margaret1933The Wandering JewOlalla Quintana (Phase IV)