Peggy Ashcroft
- Born
- December 22, 1907
- Died
- June 14, 1991 (83 years old)
- Place of birth
- 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 AwayFilm · Lillian Huckle
- 1989The Heat of the DayFilm · Nettie
- 1988Madame SousatzkaFilm · Lady Emily★ 6.9
- 1987A Perfect SpySeries · Miss Dubber
- 1986When the Wind BlowsFilm · Hilda Bloggs (voice)★ 7.5
- 1986Murder by the BookFilm · Agatha Christie
- 1986The Wind and the BombFilm
- 1984A Passage to IndiaFilm · Mrs. Moore★ 6.8
- 1984Playing ShakespeareSeries
- 1984The Jewel in the CrownSeries · Barbie Batchelor★ 6.5
- 1982Laurence Olivier: A LifeFilm · Self
- 1982Little EyolfFilm · The Rat Wife
- 1980Cream in My CoffeeFilm · Jean Wilsher
- 1980Caught on a TrainFilm · Frau Messner
- 1978Edward and Mrs SimpsonSeries · Queen Mary
- 1978Edward & Mrs. SimpsonFilm · Queen Mary
- 1978Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's PicturesFilm · Lady Gee
- 1977Joseph AndrewsFilm · Lady Tattle
- 1974PlayhouseSeries · Frau Messner
- 1973The PedestrianFilm · Lady Gray
- 1971Sunday Bloody SundayFilm · Mrs. Greville★ 6.6
- 19693 Into 2 Won't GoFilm · Belle
- 1968Secret CeremonyFilm · Hannah★ 6.1
- 1968From Chekhov with LoveFrom Chekhov with LoveFilm · Olga Knipper
- 1968Tell Me LiesFilm
- 1967October RevolutionFilm · Self (narrator)
- 1967Days in the TreesFilm · The Mother
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthSeries · The Rat Wife
- 1965The Wars of the RosesFilm · Queen Margaret
- 1965The Wars of the RosesSeries · Queen Margaret, Margaret of Anjou
- 1964The Wednesday PlaySeries · The Mother
- 1964Theatre 625Series · Rebekka West
- 1963Britain Welcomes the President of IndiaFilm
- 1962The Cherry OrchardFilm · Madame Ranevsky
- 1961TerminusFilm · Mother (uncredited)
- 1959The Nun's StoryFilm · Mother Mathilde★ 7.2
- 1942We ServeWe ServeFilm
- 1941Quiet WeddingFilm · Flower Lisle
- 1940Channel IncidentFilm · The Woman
- 1936Rhodes of AfricaFilm · Anna Carpenter
- 1935The 39 StepsFilm · The Crofter's Wife Margaret★ 7.3
- 1933The Wandering JewFilm · Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)
