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.
Filmography
all 40
Movies 31
TV Shows 9
self 4
Narrator 1
Lillian Huckle
She's Been Away (1989)
Movie
Lady Emily
Madame Sousatzka (1988)
Movie
Miss Dubber
A Perfect Spy (1987)
TV
Hilda Bloggs
When the Wind Blows (1986)
Movie
2
Agatha Christie
Murder by the Book (1986)
Movie
Mrs. Moore
A age to India (1984)
Movie
6
Self - Reader
Six Centuries of Verse (1984)
TV
Barbie Batchelor
The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
TV
6
The Rat Wife
Little Eyolf (1982)
Movie
Jean Wilsher
Cream in My Coffee (1980)
Movie
Frau Messner
Caught on a Train (1980)
Movie
Queen Mary
Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978)
TV
Queen Mary
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
Movie
Lady Tattle
Joseph Andrews (1977)
Movie
Lady Gray
The Pedestrian (1973)
Movie
Mrs. Greville
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
Movie
Hannah
Secret Ceremony (1968)
Movie
Self(narrator)
October Revolution (1967)
Movie
Queen Margaret
The Wars of the Roses (1966)
TV
Queen Margaret
The Wars of the Roses (1965)
Movie
Madame Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevsky, a landowner
The Cherry Orchard (1962)
Movie
Mother (uncredited)
Terminus (1961)
Movie
Mother Mathilde (Africa)
The Nun's Story (1959)
Movie
Flower Lisle
Quiet Wedding (1941)
Movie
Anna Carpenter
Rhodes of Africa (1936)
Movie
The Crofter's Wife Margaret
The 39 Steps (1935)
Movie
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Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)
The Wandering Jew (1933)
Movie
Frau Messner
Caught on a Train
TV
Margaret
The Wars of the Roses
TV
Gallery
Information
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1907-12-22
Deathday
1991-06-14 (83 years old)
Birth Name
Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft
Birth Place
Surrey, United Kingdom
Height
Relationships
Jeremy Hutchinson, Baron Hutchinson of Lullington (1940 - 1966)
Spouse
Rupert Hart-Davis
Children
Eliza Hutchinson, Nicholas St. John Hutchinson
Father
William Worsley Ashcroft
Mother
Violetta Maud Bernheim
Citizenships
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Also Known As
Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, Edith Margaret Emily «Peggy» Ashcroft, Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft
Awards
King's Medal of Merit in Gold, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Society of London Theatre Special Award, Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play, British Academy Television Award for Best Actress, Volpi Cup for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best ing Actress – Motion Picture, Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Academy Award for Best ing Actress
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