People
Peggy Ashcroft
- Name: Peggy Ashcroft
- Birthday: 1907-12-22
- Also known as: Dame Peggy Ashcroft,Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft,Edith Margaret Emily «Peggy» Ashcroft,Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft
- Place of birth: Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
- Popularity: 0.6296
Biography:
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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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| She's Been Away as Lillian Huckle | 1989-07-09 |
| The Heat of the Day as Nettie | 1989-06-09 |
| Madame Sousatzka as Lady Emily | 1988-10-14 |
| When the Wind Blows as Hilda Bloggs (voice) | 1986-10-24 |
| The Wind and the Bomb | 1986-01-01 |
| Murder by the Book as Agatha Christie | 1986-01-01 |
| A Passage to India as Mrs. Moore | 1984-12-14 |
| Laurence Olivier: a life as Self | 1982-10-24 |
| Little Eyolf as The Rat Wife | 1982-07-19 |
| Cream in My Coffee as Jean Wilsher | 1980-11-02 |
| Caught on a Train as Frau Messner | 1980-10-31 |
| Edward & Mrs. Simpson as Queen Mary | 1978-11-06 |
| Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures as Lady Gee | 1978-09-01 |
| Joseph Andrews as Lady Tattle | 1977-03-09 |
| The Pedestrian as Lady Gray | 1973-09-05 |
| Sunday Bloody Sunday as Mrs. Greville | 1971-07-01 |
| 3 Into 2 Won't Go as Belle | 1969-07-02 |
| Secret Ceremony as Hannah | 1968-10-23 |
| From Chekhov with Love as Olga Knipper | 1968-02-11 |
| Tell Me Lies | 1968-02-02 |
| October Revolution as Self (narrator) | 1967-10-11 |
| The Wars of the Roses as Queen Margaret | 1965-04-08 |
| Britain Welcomes the President of India | 1963-06-12 |
| The Cherry Orchard as Madame Ranevsky | 1962-04-17 |
| Terminus as Mother (uncredited) | 1961-12-01 |
| The Nun's Story as Mother Mathilde | 1959-06-18 |
| We Serve | 1942-06-29 |
| Quiet Wedding as Flower Lisle | 1941-04-19 |
| Channel Incident as The Woman | 1940-04-28 |
| Rhodes of Africa as Anna Carpenter | 1936-06-30 |
| The 39 Steps as The Crofter's Wife Margaret | 1935-06-06 |
| The Wandering Jew as Olalla Quintana (Phase IV) | 1933-11-15 |
