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Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

​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.

Born

Dec 22, 1907

Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

Died

Jun 14, 1991

Known For

Acting

Movies

33 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.3

Known For

A Passage to India
A Passage to India
1984 • as Mrs. Moore
★ 6.8
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story
1959 • as Mother Mathilde
★ 7.2
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
1935 • as The Crofter's Wife Margaret
★ 7.3
When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows
1986 • as Hilda Bloggs (voice)
★ 7.5
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 • as Mrs. Greville
★ 6.5
Laurence Olivier: A Life
★ 10.0
Madame Sousatzka
Madame Sousatzka
1988 • as Lady Emily
★ 6.9
Caught on a Train
Caught on a Train
1980 • as Frau Messner
★ 5.2
Cream in My Coffee
Cream in My Coffee
1980 • as Jean Wilsher
★ 6.2
October Revolution
October Revolution
1967 • as Self (narrator)
★ 10.0
Days in the Trees
Days in the Trees
1967 • as The Mother
Secret Ceremony
Secret Ceremony
1968 • as Hannah
★ 6.0
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 • as Lady Tattle
★ 5.4
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses
1965 • as Queen Margaret
★ 8.7
Tell Me Lies
★ 6.4
The Heat of the Day
The Heat of the Day
1989 • as Nettie
★ 8.0
She's Been Away
She's Been Away
1989 • as Lillian Huckle
★ 5.7
Murder by the Book
Murder by the Book
1986 • as Agatha Christie
★ 5.2
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
1962 • as Madame Ranevsky
★ 8.0
3 Into 2 Won't Go
3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969 • as Belle
★ 5.0
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 • as Queen Mary
★ 10.0
Rhodes of Africa
Rhodes of Africa
1936 • as Anna Carpenter
★ 7.5
movie
From Chekhov with Love
1968 • as Olga Knipper
★ 8.0
Little Eyolf
Little Eyolf
1982 • as The Rat Wife
★ 6.7
Terminus
Terminus
1961 • as Mother (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Quiet Wedding
Quiet Wedding
1941 • as Flower Lisle
★ 5.3
The Wandering Jew
The Wandering Jew
1933 • as Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)
★ 7.4
The Pedestrian
The Pedestrian
1973 • as Lady Gray
★ 7.0
movie
Channel Incident
Channel Incident
1940 • as The Woman
★ 9.0