Peggy Ashcroft
Known for: Actress
Born: 22 December 1907, Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Died: 14 June 1991
Credits: 40 titles
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
She's Been Away
The Heat of the Day
Madame Sousatzka
A Perfect Spy
When the Wind Blows
The Wind and the Bomb
Murder by the Book
A Passage to India
Playing Shakespeare
The Jewel in the Crown
Little Eyolf
Cream in My Coffee
Caught on a Train
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Joseph Andrews
Playhouse
The Pedestrian
Sunday Bloody Sunday
3 Into 2 Won't Go
Secret Ceremony
From Chekhov with Love
Tell Me Lies
Days in the Trees
BBC Play of the Month
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses
The Wednesday Play
Theatre 625
Britain Welcomes the President of India
The Cherry Orchard
Terminus
The Nun's Story
We Serve
Quiet Wedding
Channel Incident
Rhodes of Africa
The 39 Steps
The Wandering Jew