Acting
Peggy Ashcroft
EN, DE, FR cinema · 33 credits
Born
22 December 1907
Died
14 June 1991 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Also known as Dame Peggy Ashcroft · Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft · Edith Margaret Emily «Peggy» Ashcroft · Edith Margaret Emily 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.
Known for
Filmography
She's Been Away
as Lillian Huckle
The Heat of the Day
as Nettie
Madame Sousatzka
as Lady Emily
When the Wind Blows
as Hilda Bloggs (voice)
Murder by the Book
as Agatha Christie
A Passage to India
as Mrs. Moore
Little Eyolf
as The Rat Wife
Caught on a Train
as Frau Messner
Cream in My Coffee
as Jean Wilsher
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
as Queen Mary
Joseph Andrews
as Lady Tattle
The Pedestrian
as Lady Gray
Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Mrs. Greville
3 Into 2 Won't Go
as Belle
Secret Ceremony
as Hannah
From Chekhov with Love
1968
From Chekhov with Love
as Olga Knipper
October Revolution
as Self (narrator)
Days in the Trees
as The Mother
The Wars of the Roses
as Queen Margaret
The Cherry Orchard
as Madame Ranevsky
Terminus
as Mother (uncredited)
The Nun's Story
as Mother Mathilde
Quiet Wedding
as Flower Lisle
Channel Incident
as The Woman
Rhodes of Africa
as Anna Carpenter
The 39 Steps
as The Crofter's Wife Margaret
The Wandering Jew
as Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)