Peggy Ashcroft
Acting
42 credits
Birthday
Dec 22, 1907
Day of Death
Jun 14, 1991 (83 years)
Place of Birth
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 (32)
Movie
Britain Welcomes the President of India
1963
Movie
4.6
3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969
Movie
4.0
Murder by the Book
1986
Movie
6.8
A Passage to India
1984
Movie
7.1
Terminus
1961
Movie
4.8
Joseph Andrews
1977
Movie
Channel Incident
1940
Movie
7.3
The 39 Steps
1935
Movie
We Serve
1942
Movie
7.2
The Nun's Story
1959
Movie
7.4
When the Wind Blows
1986
Movie
8.5
The Wars of the Roses
1965
Movie
6.9
Madame Sousatzka
1988
Movie
8.0
The Cherry Orchard
1962
Movie
5.0
Quiet Wedding
1941
Movie
6.0
Rhodes of Africa
1936
Movie
6.0
Secret Ceremony
1968
Movie
6.6
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
TV Shows (10)
TV Show
5.8
Great Performances
1971
TV Show
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
1965
TV Show
7.0
Playhouse
1974
TV Show
7.2
Theatre 625
1964
TV Show
10.0
Playing Shakespeare
1984
TV Show
6.2
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
TV Show
6.4
The Jewel in the Crown
1984
TV Show
6.0
Six Centuries of Verse
1984
TV Show
9.0
The Wars of the Roses
1965
TV Show
6.5
A Perfect Spy
1987