Peggy Ashcroft

1907-12-22 – 1991-06-14 (age 83) Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

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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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Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Known For

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

1935

as The Crofter's Wife Margaret

The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

1959

as Mother Mathilde

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984

as Mrs. Moore

When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

1986

as Hilda Bloggs (voice)

Madame Sousatzka

Madame Sousatzka

1988

as Lady Emily

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971

as Mrs. Greville

Laurence Olivier: A Life

Laurence Olivier: A Life

1982

as Self

Secret Ceremony

Secret Ceremony

1968

as Hannah

Cream in My Coffee

Cream in My Coffee

1980

as Jean Wilsher

October Revolution

October Revolution

1967

as Self (narrator)

Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

1977

as Lady Tattle

Caught on a Train

Caught on a Train

1980

as Frau Messner

3 Into 2 Won't Go

3 Into 2 Won't Go

1969

as Belle

The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses

1965

as Queen Margaret

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

1962

as Madame Ranevsky

Tell Me Lies

Tell Me Lies

1968

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978

as Queen Mary

She's Been Away

She's Been Away

1989

as Lillian Huckle

The Heat of the Day

The Heat of the Day

1989

as Nettie

Little Eyolf

Little Eyolf

1982

as The Rat Wife