Peggy Ashcroft
Known for: Acting
Born: December 22, 1907
Died: June 14, 1991
Place of birth: Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
33 movies · 11 TV shows, newest first
5.7
She's Been Away
1989
8.0
The Heat of the Day
1989
6.9
Madame Sousatzka
1988
6.6
A Perfect Spy
1987
7.5
When the Wind Blows
1986
5.3
Murder by the Book
1986
8.5
The Wind and the Bomb
1986
6.8
A Passage to India
1984
9.7
Playing Shakespeare
1984
8.0
Six Centuries of Verse
1984
6.5
The Jewel in the Crown
1984
10.0
Laurence Olivier: A Life
1982
6.7
Little Eyolf
1982
6.2
Cream in My Coffee
1980
5.2
Caught on a Train
1980
6.8
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
10.0
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
6.1
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
1978
5.1
Joseph Andrews
1977
7.0
Playhouse
1974
7.0
The Pedestrian
1973
6.5
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
6.1
Great Performances
1971
5.0
3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969
6.1
Secret Ceremony
19688.0
From Chekhov with Love
1968
6.4
Tell Me Lies
1968
10.0
October Revolution
1967
NR
Days in the Trees
1967
5.2
BBC Play of the Month
1965
8.7
The Wars of the Roses
1965
9.0
The Wars of the Roses
1965
5.2
The Wednesday Play
1964
7.2
Theatre 625
1964
NR
Britain Welcomes the President of India
1963
8.0
The Cherry Orchard
1962
7.3
Terminus
1961
7.2
The Nun's Story
1959NR
We Serve
1942
5.3
Quiet Wedding
1941
9.0
Channel Incident
1940
7.5
Rhodes of Africa
1936
7.3
The 39 Steps
1935
7.4
The Wandering Jew
1933