Peggy Ashcroft
Born
December 22, 1907
Died
June 14, 1991 (83 years old)
Known For
Acting
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.
Known For
She's Been Away
Lillian Huckle
1989
The Heat of the Day
Nettie
1989
Madame Sousatzka
Lady Emily
1988
A Perfect Spy
Miss Dubber · (7 episodes)
1987
When the Wind Blows
Hilda Bloggs (voice)
1986
Murder by the Book
Agatha Christie
1986
The Wind and the Bomb
1986
A Passage to India
Mrs. Moore
1984
Playing Shakespeare
(9 episodes)
1984
Six Centuries of Verse
Self - Reader · (8 episodes)
1984
The Jewel in the Crown
Barbie Batchelor · (14 episodes)
1984
Laurence Olivier: a life
Self
1982
Little Eyolf
The Rat Wife
1982
Cream in My Coffee
Jean Wilsher
1980
Caught on a Train
Frau Messner
1980
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Queen Mary · (5 episodes)
1978
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Queen Mary
1978
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Lady Gee
1978
Joseph Andrews
Lady Tattle
1977
Playhouse
Frau Messner · (1 episode)
1974
The Pedestrian
Lady Gray
1973
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Mrs. Greville
1971
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971
3 Into 2 Won't Go
Belle
1969
Secret Ceremony
Hannah
1968
Tell Me Lies
1968
October Revolution
Self (narrator)
1967
The Wars of the Roses
Queen Margaret · (11 episodes)
1966
BBC Play of the Month
The Rat Wife · (1 episode)
1965
The Wars of the Roses
Queen Margaret
1965
Britain Welcomes the President of India
1963
The Cherry Orchard
Madame Ranevsky
1962
Terminus
Mother (uncredited)
1961
The Nun's Story
Mother Mathilde
1959
We Serve
1942
Quiet Wedding
Flower Lisle
1941
Channel Incident
The Woman
1940
Rhodes of Africa
Anna Carpenter
1936
The 39 Steps
The Crofter's Wife Margaret
1935
The Wandering Jew
Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)
1933