Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1907-12-22
Deathday: 1991-06-14 (83 years old)

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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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Filmography

all 40

Movies 31

TV Shows 9

self 5

Lillian Huckle
She's Been Away

She's Been Away (1989)

Movie
Nettie
The Heat of the Day

The Heat of the Day (1989)

Movie
Lady Emily
Madame Sousatzka

Madame Sousatzka (1988)

Movie
Miss Dubber
A Perfect Spy

A Perfect Spy (1987)

TV
Hilda Bloggs
When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows (1986)

Movie
2
Agatha Christie
Murder by the Book

Murder by the Book (1986)

Movie
The Wind and the Bomb

The Wind and the Bomb (1986)

Movie
Mrs. Moore
A Passage to India

A Passage to India (1984)

Movie
6
Playing Shakespeare

Playing Shakespeare (1984)

TV
Self - Reader / Reader
Six Centuries of Verse

Six Centuries of Verse (1984)

TV
Barbie Batchelor
The Jewel in the Crown

The Jewel in the Crown (1984)

TV
6
The Rat Wife
Little Eyolf

Little Eyolf (1982)

Movie
Jean Wilsher
Cream in My Coffee

Cream in My Coffee (1980)

Movie
Frau Messner
Caught on a Train

Caught on a Train (1980)

Movie
Queen Mary
Edward and Mrs Simpson

Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978)

TV
Queen Mary
Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)

Movie
Lady Gee
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978)

Movie
Lady Tattle
Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews (1977)

Movie
Lady Gray
The Pedestrian

The Pedestrian (1973)

Movie
Mrs. Greville
Sunday Bloody Sunday

Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)

Movie
Self
Great Performances

Great Performances (1971)

TV
1
Belle
3 Into 2 Won't Go

3 Into 2 Won't Go (1969)

Movie
Hannah
Secret Ceremony

Secret Ceremony (1968)

Movie
Tell Me Lies

Tell Me Lies (1968)

Movie
Self (narrator)
October Revolution

October Revolution (1967)

Movie
Queen Margaret
The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses (1966)

TV
Queen Margaret
The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses (1965)

Movie
Self
Britain Welcomes the President of India

Britain Welcomes the President of India (1963)

Movie
Madame Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevsky, a landowner
The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard (1962)

Movie
Mother (uncredited)
Terminus

Terminus (1961)

Movie
Mother Mathilde
The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story (1959)

Movie
Self
Sunshine in Soho

Sunshine in Soho (1956)

Movie
Ann
We Serve

We Serve (1942)

Movie
Flower Lisle
Quiet Wedding

Quiet Wedding (1941)

Movie
She
Channel Incident

Channel Incident (1940)

Movie
Anna Carpenter
Rhodes of Africa

Rhodes of Africa (1936)

Movie
The Crofter's Wife Margaret
The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps (1935)

Movie
4.67
Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)
The Wandering Jew

The Wandering Jew (1933)

Movie
Frau Messner
Caught on a Train

Caught on a Train

TV
Margaret / Queen Margaret
The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses

TV

Ratings

Average 6
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1907-12-22

Deathday
1991-06-14 (83 years old)

Birth Name
Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft

Birth Place
Surrey, United Kingdom

Height

Relationships
Jeremy Hutchinson, Baron Hutchinson of Lullington (1940-09-14 - 1966-01-01)

Spouse
Rupert Hart-Davis

Children
Eliza Hutchinson, Nicholas St. John Hutchinson

Father
William Worsley Ashcroft

Mother
Violetta Maud Bernheim

Citizenships
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Also Known As
Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, Edith Margaret Emily «Peggy» Ashcroft, Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft

Awards
Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress, King's Medal of Merit in Gold, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Society of London Theatre Special Award, Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play, British Academy Television Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Volpi Cup for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture


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