Peggy Ashcroft
Known for Acting
Born December 22, 1907
Died June 14, 1991
Place of Birth 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
A Passage to India
1984
as Mrs. Moore
The Nun's Story
1959
as Mother Mathilde
The 39 Steps
1935
as The Crofter's Wife Margaret
Joseph Andrews
1977
as Lady Tattle
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
as Mrs. Greville
When the Wind Blows
1986
as Hilda Bloggs (voice)
Secret Ceremony
1968
as Hannah
She's Been Away
1989
as Lillian Huckle
Madame Sousatzka
1988
as Lady Emily
The Wandering Jew
1933
as Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)
Tell Me Lies
1968
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
1978
as Lady Gee
Quiet Wedding
1941
as Flower Lisle
Little Eyolf
1982
as The Rat Wife
The Wars of the Roses
1965
as Queen Margaret
The Cherry Orchard
1962
as Madame Ranevsky
The Heat of the Day
1989
as Nettie
The Pedestrian
1973
as Lady Gray
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
as Queen Mary
Murder by the Book
1986
as Agatha Christie
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