Peggy Ashcroft
Acting
1907-12-22 — 1991-06-14Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
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
5.8
Great Performances
1971 · tv
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · tv
7.0
Playhouse
1974 · tv
7.2
Theatre 625
1964 · tv
4.8
Joseph Andrews
1977 · movie
6.4
The Jewel in the Crown
1984 · tv
7.2
The Nun's Story
1959 · movie
6.8
A Passage to India
1984 · movie
7.3
The 39 Steps
1935 · movie
6.2
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978 · tv
6.6
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 · movie
7.5
When the Wind Blows
1986 · movie
6.0
Six Centuries of Verse
1984 · tv
10.0
Playing Shakespeare
1984 · tv
6.5
A Perfect Spy
1987 · tv
9.0
The Wars of the Roses
1965 · tv
6.0
Secret Ceremony
1968 · movie
6.9
Madame Sousatzka
1988 · movie
6.3
Tell Me Lies
1968 · movie
5.3
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
1978 · movie
5.5
She's Been Away
1989 · movie
8.5
The Wars of the Roses
1965 · movie
6.0
Little Eyolf
1982 · movie
7.6
The Wandering Jew
1933 · movie
6.4
The Pedestrian
1973 · movie
The Heat of the Day
1989 · movie
8.0
The Cherry Orchard
1962 · movie
4.0
Murder by the Book
1986 · movie
5.0
Quiet Wedding
1941 · movie
10.0
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 · movie