Peggy Ashcroft
Acting1907Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
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
Acting History
1989
She's Been Away
as Lillian Huckle
The Heat of the Day
as Nettie
1988
Madame Sousatzka
as Lady Emily
1987
A Perfect Spy
TVas Miss Dubber• 7 eps
1986
1984
A Passage to India
as Mrs. Moore
The Jewel in the Crown
TVas Barbie Batchelor
Six Centuries of Verse
TVas Self - Reader
1983
Great Performances
TVas Self• 1 eps
1982
Little Eyolf
as The Rat Wife
Laurence Olivier: a life
as Self
BBC Play of the Month
TVas The Rat Wife• 1 eps
1980
1978
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
as Queen Mary
Edward and Mrs Simpson
TVas Queen Mary
1977
Joseph Andrews
as Lady Tattle
1973
The Pedestrian
as Lady Gray
1971
Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Mrs. Greville
1969
3 Into 2 Won't Go
as Belle
1968
1967
October Revolution
as Self (narrator)
1965
The Wars of the Roses
as Queen Margaret
The Wars of the Roses
TVas Queen Margaret
Theatre 625
TVas Rebekka West• 1 eps
1962
The Cherry Orchard
as Madame Ranevsky
1961
Terminus
as Mother (uncredited)
1959
The Nun's Story
as Mother Mathilde
1942
1941
Quiet Wedding
as Flower Lisle
1940
Channel Incident
as The Woman
1936
Rhodes of Africa
as Anna Carpenter
1935
The 39 Steps
as The Crofter's Wife Margaret
1933
The Wandering Jew
as Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)