Peggy Ashcroft
December 22, 1907 (117 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 1989 ·She's Been Awayas Lillian Huckle
- 1989 ·The Heat of the Dayas Nettie
- 1988 ·Madame Sousatzkaas Lady Emily
- 1987 ·A Perfect Spyas Miss Dubber
- 1986 ·When the Wind Blowsas Hilda Bloggs (voice)
- 1986 ·Murder by the Bookas Agatha Christie
- 1986 ·The Wind and the Bombas
- 1984 ·A Passage to Indiaas Mrs. Moore
- 1984 ·Playing Shakespeareas
- 1984 ·Six Centuries of Verseas Herself - Reader
- 1984 ·The Jewel in the Crownas Barbie Batchelor
- 1982 ·Little Eyolfas The Rat Wife
- 1980 ·Cream in My Coffeeas Jean Wilsher
- 1980 ·Caught on a Trainas Frau Messner
- 1978 ·Edward and Mrs Simpsonas Queen Mary
- 1978 ·Edward & Mrs. Simpsonas Queen Mary
- 1978 ·Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Picturesas Lady Gee
- 1977 ·Joseph Andrewsas Lady Tattle
- 1973 ·The Pedestrianas Lady Gray
- 1971 ·Sunday Bloody Sundayas Mrs. Greville
- 1971 ·Great Performancesas Self
- 1969 ·3 Into 2 Won't Goas Belle
- 1968 ·Secret Ceremonyas Hannah
- 1968 ·Tell Me Liesas
- 1967 ·October Revolutionas Self (narrator)
- 1966 ·The Wars of the Rosesas Queen Margaret
- 1965 ·The Wars of the Rosesas Queen Margaret
- 1963 ·Britain Welcomes the President of Indiaas
- 1962 ·The Cherry Orchardas Madame Ranevsky
- 1961 ·Terminusas Mother (uncredited)
- 1959 ·The Nun's Storyas Mother Mathilde
- 1955 ·Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Margaret - Crofter's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1942 ·We Serveas
- 1941 ·Quiet Weddingas Flower Lisle
- 1940 ·Channel Incidentas The Woman
- 1936 ·Rhodes of Africaas Anna Carpenter
- 1935 ·The 39 Stepsas The Crofter's Wife Margaret
- Future ·Caught on a Trainas Frau Messner
- 1933 ·The Wandering Jewas Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)