Peggy Ashcroft
Actor
- Born
- December 22, 1907 · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
- Died
- June 14, 1991 (age 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.
Known for
The 39 Steps
June 6, 1935
When the Wind Blows
October 24, 1986
A Passage to India
December 14, 1984
The Nun's Story
June 18, 1959
Sunday Bloody Sunday
September 21, 1971
Secret Ceremony
October 23, 1968
Madame Sousatzka
October 14, 1988
Terminus
December 1, 1961
Joseph Andrews
March 9, 1977
Tell Me Lies
February 2, 1968
3 Into 2 Won't Go
July 2, 1969
She's Been Away
July 9, 1989
Acting33
- 1989She's Been Away as Lillian Huckle
- 1989The Heat of the Day as Nettie
- 1988Madame Sousatzka as Lady Emily
- 1986When the Wind Blows as Hilda Bloggs (voice)
- 1986Murder by the Book as Agatha Christie
- 1986The Wind and the Bomb
- 1984A Passage to India as Mrs. Moore
- 1982Laurence Olivier: A Life as Self
- 1982Little Eyolf as The Rat Wife
- 1980Cream in My Coffee as Jean Wilsher