Actor
Renée Asherson
Born May 19, 1915 in Kensington, London, England, UKDied October 30, 201431 films
Dorothy Renée Ascherson, known professionally as Renée Asherson, was an English actress. Much of her theatrical career was spent in Shakespearean plays, appearing at such venues as the Old Vic, the Liverpool Playhouse, and the Westminster Theatre. Her first stage appearance was on 17 October 1935, aged 20, and her first major film appearance was in The Way Ahead (1944). Her last film appearance was in The Others (2001).
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31 films as actor- 2001The OthersOld Lady
- 1999Grey Owl
- 1995BedMarjorie
- 1993Harnessing PeacocksLouisa Fox
- 1992Running LateOld Lady
- 1992Memento MoriCharmian Colston
- 1990Life After LifeRosie Treadwell
- 1989Norbert Smith: A LifeLady Norbert
- 1989Tom's Midnight GardenMrs Bartholomew
- 1985Romance on the Orient ExpressBeatrice
- 1984EdwinLady Margaret Truscott
- 1978Quiet as a NunMother Ancilla
- 1977Wind of ChangeLady Birt
- 1976The Portland MillionsMiss Robinson
- 1974Miss NightingaleFanny Nightingale
- 1973Theatre of BloodMrs. Maxwell
- 1973An Aspidistra in BabylonMother
- 1969The Smashing Bird I Used to KnowAnne Johnson
- 1966Rasputin: The Mad MonkTsarina
- 1961The Day the Earth Caught FireAngela
- 1954Time Is My EnemyBarbara Everton
- 1953Malta StoryJoan Rivers
- 1952The Magic BoxMiss Tagg
- 1951Pool of LondonSally
- 1949The Cure for LoveMilly Southern
- 1949The Small Back RoomA.T.S. corporal
- 1949Once a Jolly SwagmanPat
- 1945Caesar and CleopatraIras (uncredited)
- 1945The Way to the StarsIris Winterton
- 1944Henry VPrincess Katherine
- 1944The Way AheadMarjorie Gillingham