Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday22 December 1907
Died14 June 1991 (age 83)
Place of birthCroydon, Surrey, England, UK
Known credits44

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.

She's Been Away
She's Been Away
1989 · Lillian Huckle
The Heat of the Day
The Heat of the Day
1989 · Nettie
Madame Sousatzka
Madame Sousatzka
1988 · Lady Emily
A Perfect Spy
A Perfect Spy
1987 · Miss Dubber
When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows
1986 · Hilda Bloggs (voice)
Murder by the Book
Murder by the Book
1986 · Agatha Christie
The Wind and the Bomb
The Wind and the Bomb
1986
A Passage to India
A Passage to India
1984 · Mrs. Moore
Playing Shakespeare
Playing Shakespeare
1984
Six Centuries of Verse
Six Centuries of Verse
1984 · Self - Reader
The Jewel in the Crown
The Jewel in the Crown
1984 · Barbie Batchelor
Laurence Olivier: A Life
Laurence Olivier: A Life
1982 · Self
Little Eyolf
Little Eyolf
1982 · The Rat Wife
Cream in My Coffee
Cream in My Coffee
1980 · Jean Wilsher
Caught on a Train
Caught on a Train
1980 · Frau Messner
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978 · Queen Mary
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 · Queen Mary
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
1978 · Lady Gee
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Lady Tattle
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974 · Frau Messner
The Pedestrian
The Pedestrian
1973 · Lady Gray
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 · Mrs. Greville
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971 · Self
3 Into 2 Won't Go
3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969 · Belle
Secret Ceremony
Secret Ceremony
1968 · Hannah
From Chekhov with Love
1968 · Olga Knipper
Tell Me Lies
Tell Me Lies
1968
October Revolution
October Revolution
1967 · Self (narrator)
Days in the Trees
Days in the Trees
1967 · The Mother
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · The Rat Wife
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses
1965 · Queen Margaret
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses
1965 · Queen Margaret
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses
1965 · Margaret of Anjou
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
1964 · The Mother
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
1964 · Rebekka West
Britain Welcomes the President of India
Britain Welcomes the President of India
1963
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
1962 · Madame Ranevsky
Terminus
Terminus
1961 · Mother (uncredited)
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story
1959 · Mother Mathilde
We Serve
1942
Quiet Wedding
Quiet Wedding
1941 · Flower Lisle
Channel Incident
Channel Incident
1940 · The Woman
Rhodes of Africa
Rhodes of Africa
1936 · Anna Carpenter
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
1935 · The Crofter's Wife Margaret
The Wandering Jew
The Wandering Jew
1933 · Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)
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