Peggy Ashcroft
Dame Peggy Ashcroft | Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft | Edith Margaret Emily «Peggy» Ashcroft
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1907-12-22
Place of birth:Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Gender:Female
Popularity:1
Date of death1991-06-14
83Biography
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- She's Been AwayLillian Huckle1989-07-095.79
- The Heat of the DayNettie1989-06-098.01
- Madame SousatzkaLady Emily1988-10-146.922
- A Perfect SpyMiss Dubber1987-11-046.616
- When the Wind BlowsHilda Bloggs (voice)1986-10-247.5335
- Murder by the BookAgatha Christie1986-01-015.34
- A Passage to IndiaMrs. Moore1984-12-146.8329
- Playing Shakespeare1984-07-299.73
- Six Centuries of VerseSelf - Reader1984-05-028.02
- The Jewel in the CrownBarbie Batchelor1984-01-096.525
- Laurence Olivier: a lifeSelf1982-10-2410.01
- Little EyolfThe Rat Wife1982-07-197.02
- Cream in My CoffeeJean Wilsher1980-11-026.25
- Caught on a TrainFrau Messner1980-10-315.23
- Edward and Mrs SimpsonQueen Mary1978-11-086.86
- Edward & Mrs. SimpsonQueen Mary1978-11-0610.01
- Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's PicturesLady Gee1978-09-016.16
- Joseph AndrewsLady Tattle1977-03-095.212
- PlayhouseFrau Messner1974-03-137.01
- The PedestrianLady Gray1973-09-057.06
- Sunday Bloody SundayMrs. Greville1971-09-216.6138
- Great PerformancesSelf1971-01-286.125
- 3 Into 2 Won't GoBelle1969-07-025.09
- Secret CeremonyHannah1968-10-236.168
- From Chekhov with LoveOlga Knipper1968-02-118.00
- Tell Me Lies1968-02-026.411
- October RevolutionSelf (narrator)1967-10-1110.01
- Days in the TreesThe Mother1967-02-220.00
- BBC Play of the MonthThe Rat Wife1965-10-195.38
- The Wars of the RosesQueen Margaret1965-04-088.73
- The Wars of the RosesQueen Margaret1965-04-089.01
- The Wars of the RosesMargaret of Anjou1965-04-089.01
- The Wednesday PlayThe Mother1964-09-305.25
- Theatre 625Rebekka West1964-05-037.25
- Britain Welcomes the President of India1963-06-120.00
- The Cherry OrchardMadame Ranevsky1962-04-178.01
- TerminusMother (uncredited)1961-12-017.317
- The Nun's StoryMother Mathilde1959-06-187.2200
- We Serve1942-06-290.00
- Quiet WeddingFlower Lisle1941-04-195.37
- Channel IncidentThe Woman1940-04-289.01
- Rhodes of AfricaAnna Carpenter1936-06-307.52
- The 39 StepsThe Crofter's Wife Margaret1935-06-067.31,055
- The Wandering JewOlalla Quintana (Phase IV)1933-11-157.47