Peggy Ashcroft
1907-12-22 (1907)Croydon, Surrey, England, UKActing
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
Great Performances
TV • 1971
BBC Play of the Month
TV • 1965
Theatre 625
TV • 1964
Playhouse
TV • 1974
The Jewel in the Crown
TV • 1984
Playing Shakespeare
TV • 1984
Edward and Mrs Simpson
TV • 1978
Six Centuries of Verse
TV • 1984
The Wars of the Roses
TV • 1965
A Perfect Spy
TV • 1987
Sunday Bloody Sunday
MOVIE • 1971
A Passage to India
MOVIE • 1984
The Nun's Story
MOVIE • 1959
Madame Sousatzka
MOVIE • 1988
The 39 Steps
MOVIE • 1935
Cream in My Coffee
MOVIE • 1980
The Wars of the Roses
MOVIE • 1965
When the Wind Blows
MOVIE • 1986