Peggy Ashcroft
Born
22 December 1907 (118)
Place of Birth
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Also known as
Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft
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.
Filmography (32)
She's Been Away
1989
The Heat of the Day
1989
Madame Sousatzka
1988
When the Wind Blows
1986
Murder by the Book
1986
The Wind and the Bomb
1986
A Passage to India
1984
Laurence Olivier: a life
1982
Little Eyolf
1982
Cream in My Coffee
1980
Caught on a Train
1980
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
1978
Joseph Andrews
1977
The Pedestrian
1973
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969
Secret Ceremony
1968
From Chekhov with Love
1968
Tell Me Lies
1968
October Revolution
1967
The Wars of the Roses
1965
Britain Welcomes the President of India
1963
The Cherry Orchard
1962
Terminus
1961
The Nun's Story
1959
We Serve
1942
Quiet Wedding
1941
Channel Incident
1940
Rhodes of Africa
1936
The 39 Steps
1935
The Wandering Jew
1933