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Peggy Ashcroft
Born
22 December 1907
Died
14 June 1991
Place
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Acting

Peggy Ashcroft

​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.

As actor

She's Been Away

She's Been Away

1989 · Lillian Huckle
The Heat of the Day

The Heat of the Day

1989 · Nettie
Madame Sousatzka

Madame Sousatzka

1988 · Lady Emily
When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

1986 · Hilda Bloggs (voice)
Murder by the Book

Murder by the Book

1986 · Agatha Christie
The Wind and the Bomb

The Wind and the Bomb

1986
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984 · Mrs. Moore
Little Eyolf

Little Eyolf

1982 · The Rat Wife
Laurence Olivier: A Life

Laurence Olivier: A Life

1982 · Self
Caught on a Train

Caught on a Train

1980 · Frau Messner
Cream in My Coffee

Cream in My Coffee

1980 · Jean Wilsher
Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978 · Queen Mary
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

1978 · Lady Gee
Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

1977 · Lady Tattle
The Pedestrian

The Pedestrian

1973 · Lady Gray
Sunday Bloody Sunday

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971 · Mrs. Greville
3 Into 2 Won't Go

3 Into 2 Won't Go

1969 · Belle
Secret Ceremony

Secret Ceremony

1968 · Hannah
Tell Me Lies

Tell Me Lies

1968

From Chekhov with Love

1968 · Olga Knipper
October Revolution

October Revolution

1967 · Self (narrator)
Days in the Trees

Days in the Trees

1967 · The Mother
The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses

1965 · Queen Margaret
Britain Welcomes the President of India

Britain Welcomes the President of India

1963
The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

1962 · Madame Ranevsky
Terminus

Terminus

1961 · Mother (uncredited)
The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

1959 · Mother Mathilde

We Serve

1942
Quiet Wedding

Quiet Wedding

1941 · Flower Lisle
Channel Incident

Channel Incident

1940 · The Woman