Peggy Ashcroft
Acting
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
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movieShe's Been Away
1989
Lillian Huckle
movieMadame Sousatzka
1988
Lady Emily
tvA Perfect Spy
1987
Miss Dubber
movieWhen the Wind Blows
1986
Hilda Bloggs (voice)
movieMurder by the Book
1986
Agatha Christie
movieA Passage to India
1984
Mrs. Moore
tvSix Centuries of Verse
1984
Self - Reader
tvThe Jewel in the Crown
1984
Barbie Batchelor
movieLittle Eyolf
1982
The Rat Wife
movieCream in My Coffee
1980
Jean Wilsher
movieCaught on a Train
1980
Frau Messner
tvEdward and Mrs Simpson
1978
Queen Mary
movieEdward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
Queen Mary
movieJoseph Andrews
1977
Lady Tattle
tvPlayhouse
1974
Frau Messner
movieThe Pedestrian
1973
Lady Gray
movieSunday Bloody Sunday
1971
Mrs. Greville
movieSecret Ceremony
1968
Hannah
movieOctober Revolution
1967
Self (narrator)
movieDays in the Trees
1967
The Mother
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965
The Rat Wife
movieThe Wars of the Roses
1965
Queen Margaret
tvThe Wars of the Roses
1965
Queen Margaret / Margaret of Anjou
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964
The Mother
tvTheatre 625
1964
Rebekka West
movieThe Cherry Orchard
1962
Madame Ranevsky
movieTerminus
1961
Mother (uncredited)
movieThe Nun's Story
1959
Mother Mathilde
movieQuiet Wedding
1941
Flower Lisle
movieChannel Incident
1940
The Woman
movieRhodes of Africa
1936
Anna Carpenter
movieThe 39 Steps
1935
The Crofter's Wife Margaret
movieThe Wandering Jew
1933
Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)