Actor
Peggy Ashcroft
Born December 22, 1907 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UKDied June 14, 199128 films
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.
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Filmography
28 films as actor- 1989She's Been AwayLillian Huckle
- 1989The Heat of the DayNettie
- 1988Madame SousatzkaLady Emily
- 1986When the Wind BlowsHilda Bloggs (voice)
- 1986Murder by the BookAgatha Christie
- 1986The Wind and the Bomb
- 1984A Passage to IndiaMrs. Moore
- 1982Little EyolfThe Rat Wife
- 1980Cream in My CoffeeJean Wilsher
- 1980Caught on a TrainFrau Messner
- 1978Edward & Mrs. SimpsonQueen Mary
- 1978Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's PicturesLady Gee
- 1977Joseph AndrewsLady Tattle
- 1973The PedestrianLady Gray
- 1971Sunday Bloody SundayMrs. Greville
- 19693 Into 2 Won't GoBelle
- 1968Secret CeremonyHannah
- 1968From Chekhov with LoveOlga Knipper
- 1967Days in the TreesThe Mother
- 1965The Wars of the RosesQueen Margaret
- 1962The Cherry OrchardMadame Ranevsky
- 1959The Nun's StoryMother Mathilde
- 1942We Serve
- 1941Quiet WeddingFlower Lisle
- 1940Channel IncidentThe Woman
- 1936Rhodes of AfricaAnna Carpenter
- 1935The 39 StepsThe Crofter's Wife Margaret
- 1933The Wandering JewOlalla Quintana (Phase IV)