Acting · 1907
Peggy Ashcroft
Born Dec 22, 1907·Croydon, Surrey, England, UK·Died Jun 14, 1991 (83)
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
39 titles- 1989
The Heat of the DayNettie8.0Movie - 1989
She's Been AwayLillian Huckle5.7Movie - 1988
Madame SousatzkaLady Emily6.9Movie - 1987
A Perfect SpyMiss Dubber6.6Show - 1986
When the Wind BlowsHilda Bloggs (voice)7.5Movie - 1986
Murder by the BookAgatha Christie5.2Movie - 1984
The Jewel in the CrownBarbie Batchelor6.5Show - 1984
A Passage to IndiaMrs. Moore6.8Movie - 1984
Six Centuries of VerseSelf - Reader8.0Show - 1984
Playing Shakespeare9.7Show - 1982
Laurence Olivier: A LifeSelf10.0Movie - 1982
Little EyolfThe Rat Wife6.7Movie - 1980
Cream in My CoffeeJean Wilsher6.2Movie - 1980
Caught on a TrainFrau Messner5.2Movie - 1978
Edward and Mrs SimpsonQueen Mary6.8Show - 1978
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's PicturesLady Gee6.1Movie - 1978
Edward & Mrs. SimpsonQueen Mary10.0Movie - 1977
Joseph AndrewsLady Tattle5.1Movie - 1974
PlayhouseFrau Messner7.0Show - 1973
The PedestrianLady Gray7.0Movie - 1971
Great PerformancesSelf6.1Show - 1971
Sunday Bloody SundayMrs. Greville6.5Movie - 1969
3 Into 2 Won't GoBelle5.0Movie - 1968
Secret CeremonyHannah6.1Movie - 1968
Tell Me Lies6.4Movie - 1968From Chekhov with LoveOlga KnipperMovie
- 1967
October RevolutionSelf (narrator)10.0Movie - 1967
Days in the TreesThe MotherMovie - 1965
BBC Play of the MonthThe Rat Wife5.2Show - 1965
The Wars of the RosesQueen Margaret9.0Show - 1965
The Wars of the RosesQueen Margaret8.7Movie - 1964
The Wednesday PlayThe Mother5.2Show - 1964
Theatre 625Rebekka West7.2Show - 1962
The Cherry OrchardMadame Ranevsky8.0Movie - 1959
The Nun's StoryMother Mathilde7.2Movie - 1941
Quiet WeddingFlower Lisle5.3Movie - 1940
Channel IncidentThe Woman9.0Movie - 1935
The 39 StepsThe Crofter's Wife Margaret7.3Movie - 1933
The Wandering JewOlalla Quintana (Phase IV)7.4Movie