9.7Acting
Peggy Ashcroft
- Born
- 1907-12-22
- Died
- 1991-06-14
- Birthplace
- 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
44 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
She's Been Away
1989 · Movie
Lillian Huckle
The Heat of the Day
1989 · Movie
Nettie
Madame Sousatzka
1988 · Movie
Lady Emily
A Perfect Spy
1987 · TV Show
Miss Dubber
Murder by the Book
1986 · Movie
Agatha Christie
The Wind and the Bomb
1986 · Movie
Cast
When the Wind Blows
1986 · Movie
Hilda Bloggs (voice)
A Passage to India
1984 · Movie
Mrs. Moore
Playing Shakespeare
1984 · TV Show
Cast
Six Centuries of Verse
1984 · TV Show
Self - Reader
The Jewel in the Crown
1984 · TV Show
Barbie Batchelor
Laurence Olivier: A Life
1982 · Movie
Self
Little Eyolf
1982 · Movie
The Rat Wife
Caught on a Train
1980 · Movie
Frau Messner
Cream in My Coffee
1980 · Movie
Jean Wilsher
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 · Movie
Queen Mary
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978 · TV Show
Queen Mary
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
1978 · Movie
Lady Gee
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Movie
Lady Tattle
Playhouse
1974 · TV Show
Frau Messner
The Pedestrian
1973 · Movie
Lady Gray
Great Performances
1971 · TV Show
Self
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 · Movie
Mrs. Greville
3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969 · Movie
Belle
From Chekhov with Love
1968 · Movie
Olga Knipper
Secret Ceremony
1968 · Movie
Hannah
Tell Me Lies
1968 · Movie
Cast
Days in the Trees
1967 · Movie
The Mother
October Revolution
1967 · Movie
Self (narrator)
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · TV Show
The Rat Wife
The Wars of the Roses
1965 · Movie
Queen Margaret
The Wars of the Roses
1965 · TV Show
Queen Margaret · Margaret of Anjou
The Wednesday Play
1964 · TV Show
The Mother
Theatre 625
1964 · TV Show
Rebekka West
Britain Welcomes the President of India
1963 · Movie
Cast
The Cherry Orchard
1962 · Movie
Madame Ranevsky
Terminus
1961 · Movie
Mother (uncredited)
The Nun's Story
1959 · Movie
Mother Mathilde
We Serve
1942 · Movie
Cast
Quiet Wedding
1941 · Movie
Flower Lisle
Channel Incident
1940 · Movie
The Woman
Rhodes of Africa
1936 · Movie
Anna Carpenter
The 39 Steps
1935 · Movie
The Crofter's Wife Margaret
The Wandering Jew
1933 · Movie
Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)