Peggy Ashcroft
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 22, 1907
- Died
- June 14, 1991
- Birthplace
- Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
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.
Filmography
She's Been Away 1989
as Lillian Huckle
The Heat of the Day 1989
as Nettie
Madame Sousatzka 1988
as Lady Emily
When the Wind Blows 1986
as Hilda Bloggs (voice)
The Wind and the Bomb 1986
Actor
Murder by the Book 1986
as Agatha Christie
A Passage to India 1984
as Mrs. Moore
Laurence Olivier: A Life 1982
as Self
Little Eyolf 1982
as The Rat Wife
Cream in My Coffee 1980
as Jean Wilsher
Caught on a Train 1980
as Frau Messner
Edward & Mrs. Simpson 1978
as Queen Mary
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures 1978
as Lady Gee
Joseph Andrews 1977
as Lady Tattle
The Pedestrian 1973
as Lady Gray
Sunday Bloody Sunday 1971
as Mrs. Greville
3 Into 2 Won't Go 1969
as Belle
Secret Ceremony 1968
as Hannah
- From Chekhov with Love
From Chekhov with Love 1968
as Olga Knipper
Tell Me Lies 1968
Actor
October Revolution 1967
as Self (narrator)
Days in the Trees 1967
as The Mother
The Wars of the Roses 1965
as Queen Margaret
Britain Welcomes the President of India 1963
Actor
The Cherry Orchard 1962
as Madame Ranevsky
Terminus 1961
as Mother (uncredited)
The Nun's Story 1959
as Mother Mathilde
- We Serve
We Serve 1942
Actor
Quiet Wedding 1941
as Flower Lisle
Channel Incident 1940
as The Woman
Rhodes of Africa 1936
as Anna Carpenter
The 39 Steps 1935
as The Crofter's Wife Margaret
The Wandering Jew 1933
as Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)
Credits from TMDB.