Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Acting Born: 1907-12-22 Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

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.

Movies

3 Into 2 Won't Go
3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969 ★ 4.6
Quiet Wedding
Quiet Wedding
1941 ★ 5.0
Channel Incident
Channel Incident
1940 0
Little Eyolf
Little Eyolf
1982 ★ 6.0
The Pedestrian
The Pedestrian
1973 ★ 6.4
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story
1959 ★ 7.2
A Passage to India
A Passage to India
1984 ★ 6.8
Madame Sousatzka
Madame Sousatzka
1988 ★ 6.9
Secret Ceremony
Secret Ceremony
1968 ★ 6.0
When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows
1986 ★ 7.4
We Serve
We Serve
1942 0
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 ★ 6.6
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
1935 ★ 7.3
Britain Welcomes the President of India
Britain Welcomes the President of India
1963 0
The Heat of the Day
The Heat of the Day
1989 0
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses
1965 ★ 8.5
She's Been Away
She's Been Away
1989 ★ 5.5
Cream in My Coffee
Cream in My Coffee
1980 ★ 6.0
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 ★ 10.0
Rhodes of Africa
Rhodes of Africa
1936 ★ 6.0

TV Shows

Great Performances
Great Performances
1971 ★ 5.8
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965 ★ 5.0
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974 ★ 7.0
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
1964 ★ 7.2
The Jewel in the Crown
The Jewel in the Crown
1984 ★ 6.4
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978 ★ 6.2
Playing Shakespeare
Playing Shakespeare
1984 ★ 10.0
A Perfect Spy
A Perfect Spy
1987 ★ 6.5
Six Centuries of Verse
Six Centuries of Verse
1984 ★ 6.0
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses
1965 ★ 9.0