Born 1915 (age 99) · Kensington, London, England, UK
Appears in 50 titles

Dorothy Renée Ascherson, known professionally as Renée Asherson, was an English actress. Much of her theatrical career was spent in Shakespearean plays, appearing at such venues as the Old Vic, the Liverpool Playhouse, and the Westminster Theatre. Her first stage appearance was on 17 October 1935, aged 20, and her first major film appearance was in The Way Ahead (1944). Her last film appearance was in The Others (2001).

Filmography

The Others
7.6
The Others
2001
as Old Lady
Theatre of Blood
6.7
Theatre of Blood
1973
as Mrs. Maxwell
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
6.8
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
1961
as Angela
Henry V
6.7
Henry V
1944
as Princess Katherine
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
5.8
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
1966
as Tsarina
Grey Owl
5.6
Grey Owl
1999
The Small Back Room
6.8
The Small Back Room
1949
as A.T.S. corporal
Caesar and Cleopatra
6.2
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
as Iras (uncredited)
The Way Ahead
6.6
The Way Ahead
1944
as Marjorie Gillingham
Pool of London
6.5
Pool of London
1951
as Sally
The Way to the Stars
6.1
The Way to the Stars
1945
as Iris Winterton
The Magic Box
6.5
The Magic Box
1952
as Miss Tagg
Malta Story
6.1
Malta Story
1953
as Joan Rivers
Once a Jolly Swagman
5.8
Once a Jolly Swagman
1949
as Pat
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
4.9
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
1969
as Anne Johnson
Time Is My Enemy
6.5
Time Is My Enemy
1954
as Barbara Everton
Romance on the Orient Express
5.4
Romance on the Orient Express
1985
as Beatrice
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
6.4
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
as (archive footage)
Memento Mori
6.3
Memento Mori
1992
as Charmian Colston
Harnessing Peacocks
5.0
Harnessing Peacocks
1993
as Louisa Fox