Peggy Ashcroft

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.

Known For (Movies)

A Passage to India
68%

A Passage to India

3 Into 2 Won't Go
46%

3 Into 2 Won't Go

When the Wind Blows
74%

When the Wind Blows

Murder by the Book
40%

Murder by the Book

The Nun's Story
72%

The Nun's Story

Britain Welcomes the President of India
0%

Britain Welcomes the President of India

The Heat of the Day
0%

The Heat of the Day

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
53%

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

The 39 Steps
73%

The 39 Steps

Channel Incident
0%

Channel Incident

The Pedestrian
64%

The Pedestrian

Secret Ceremony
60%

Secret Ceremony

Quiet Wedding
50%

Quiet Wedding

Little Eyolf
60%

Little Eyolf

From Chekhov with Love
0%

From Chekhov with Love

The Wars of the Roses
85%

The Wars of the Roses

The Wind and the Bomb
70%

The Wind and the Bomb

Sunday Bloody Sunday
66%

Sunday Bloody Sunday

We Serve
0%

We Serve

Madame Sousatzka
69%

Madame Sousatzka

Known For (TV)

Great Performances
58%

Great Performances

BBC Play of the Month
50%

BBC Play of the Month

Playhouse
70%

Playhouse

Theatre 625
72%

Theatre 625

The Jewel in the Crown
64%

The Jewel in the Crown

Edward and Mrs Simpson
62%

Edward and Mrs Simpson

Six Centuries of Verse
60%

Six Centuries of Verse

Playing Shakespeare
100%

Playing Shakespeare

A Perfect Spy
65%

A Perfect Spy

The Wars of the Roses
90%

The Wars of the Roses

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