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
1971
Great Performances
1971 · tv
1965
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · tv
1964
Theatre 625
1964 · tv
1964
The Wednesday Play
1964 · tv
1974
Playhouse
1974 · tv
1984
The Jewel in the Crown
1984 · tv
1984
Six Centuries of Verse
1984 · tv
1984
Playing Shakespeare
1984 · tv
1978
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978 · tv
1959
The Nun's Story
1959 · movie
1935
The 39 Steps
1935 · movie
1987
A Perfect Spy
1987 · tv
1984
A Passage to India
1984 · movie
1971
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 · movie
1965
The Wars of the Roses
1965 · tv
1968
Secret Ceremony
1968 · movie
1968
Tell Me Lies
1968 · movie
1986
When the Wind Blows
1986 · movie
1988
Madame Sousatzka
1988 · movie
1962
The Cherry Orchard
1962 · movie
1961
Terminus
1961 · movie
1977
Joseph Andrews
1977 · movie
1986
Murder by the Book
1986 · movie
1965
The Wars of the Roses
1965 · movie
1978
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 · movie
1989
She's Been Away
1989 · movie
1933
The Wandering Jew
1933 · movie
1980
Caught on a Train
1980 · movie
1936
Rhodes of Africa
1936 · movie
1989
The Heat of the Day
1989 · movie