Peggy Ashcroft
Acting
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.
Born: December 22, 1907 · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Filmography (19)
She's Been Away
1989
Actor: Lillian Huckle
Madame Sousatzka
1988
Actor: Lady Emily
TV
A Perfect Spy
1987
Actor: Miss Dubber
When the Wind Blows
1986
Actor: Hilda Bloggs (voic…
A Passage to India
1984
Actor: Mrs. Moore
TV
The Jewel in the Crown
1984
Actor: Barbie Batchelor
Joseph Andrews
1977
Actor: Lady Tattle
TV
Playhouse
1974
Actor: Frau Messner
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
Actor: Mrs. Greville
TV
Great Performances
1971
Actor
3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969
Actor: Belle
Secret Ceremony
1968
Actor: Hannah
Tell Me Lies
1968
Actor
TV
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Actor: The Rat Wife
TV
Theatre 625
1964
Actor: Rebekka West
Terminus
1961
Actor: Mother (uncredited…
The Nun's Story
1959
Actor: Mother Mathilde
Quiet Wedding
1941
Actor: Flower Lisle
The 39 Steps
1935
Actor: The Crofter's Wife…