Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1907-12-22
Day of Death
1991-06-14
Place of Birth
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
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.
Filmography (33)
⭐ 5.7
Role:
Lillian Huckle
She's Been Away
1989
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Nettie
The Heat of the Day
1989
⭐ 6.9
Role:
Lady Emily
Madame Sousatzka
1988
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Hilda Bloggs (voice)
When the Wind Blows
1986
⭐ 5.2
Role:
Agatha Christie
Murder by the Book
1986
⭐ 8.5
Role:
Unknown
The Wind and the Bomb
1986
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Mrs. Moore
A Passage to India
1984
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Self
Laurence Olivier: a life
1982
⭐ 7.0
Role:
The Rat Wife
Little Eyolf
1982
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Jean Wilsher
Cream in My Coffee
1980
⭐ 5.2
Role:
Frau Messner
Caught on a Train
1980
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Queen Mary
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Lady Gee
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
1978
⭐ 5.2
Role:
Lady Tattle
Joseph Andrews
1977
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Lady Gray
