Peggy Ashcroft
Acting · Born 1907-12-22 · age 83 at death · 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.
Titles
The 39 Steps
When the Wind Blows
A Passage to India
The Nun's Story
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Secret Ceremony
The Jewel in the Crown
Madame Sousatzka
Terminus
A Perfect Spy
Joseph Andrews
Tell Me Lies
3 Into 2 Won't Go
She's Been Away
BBC Play of the Month
Quiet Wedding
The Wandering Jew
The Pedestrian
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Cream in My Coffee
Theatre 625
The Wednesday Play
Murder by the Book
Caught on a Train
The Wars of the Roses
Playing Shakespeare
Little Eyolf
Rhodes of Africa
The Wind and the Bomb
The Cherry Orchard
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Channel Incident
The Heat of the Day
The Wars of the Roses
Playhouse
Britain Welcomes the President of India
Days in the Trees