Peggy Ashcroft
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
The Crofter's Wife Margaret
The 39 Steps
Hilda Bloggs (voice)
When the Wind Blows
Agatha Christie
Murder by the Book
Mother Mathilde
The Nun's Story
Lady Gray
Der Fußgänger
Mrs. Moore
A Passage to India
Mrs. Greville
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Hannah
Secret Ceremony
Madame Ranevsky
The Cherry Orchard
Frau Messner
Caught on a Train
Lady Emily
Madame Sousatzka
Lady Tattle
Joseph Andrews
Belle
3 Into 2 Won't Go
Flower Lisle
Quiet Wedding
Britain Welcomes the President of India
Queen Margaret
The Wars of the Roses
Queen Mary
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
The Rat Wife
Little Eyolf
Lady Gee
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Lillian Huckle
She's Been Away
Jean Wilsher
Cream in My Coffee
Anna Carpenter
Rhodes of Africa
Tell Me Lies
The Woman
Channel Incident
Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)
The Wandering Jew
Self (narrator)
Révolution d'octobre
Nettie
The Heat of the Day
We Serve
Mother (uncredited)
Terminus
The Wind and the Bomb
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
30
Gender
Female
Birthday
1907-12-22
Place of Birth
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known As
Dame Peggy Ashcroft