About

Known credits:
35
Birthday:
1907-12-22
Place of birth:
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Website:
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Peggy Ashcroft

Overview

​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

Acting
1989 She's Been Away Actor Lillian Huckle 58
Average
1989 The Heat of the Day Actor Nettie N/A
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1988 Madame Sousatzka Actor Lady Emily 59
Average
1987 A Perfect Spy Actor Miss Dubber 68
Fair
1986 When the Wind Blows Actor Hilda Bloggs (voice) 64
Fair
1986 The Wind and the Bomb Actor 59
Average
1986 Murder by the Book Actor Agatha Christie 58
Average
1984 A Passage to India Actor Mrs. Moore 62
Fair
1984 Playing Shakespeare Actor 71
Good
1984 The Jewel in the Crown Actor Barbie Batchelor 68
Fair
1982 Little Eyolf Actor The Rat Wife N/A
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1980 Cream in My Coffee Actor Jean Wilsher 58
Average
1980 Caught on a Train Actor Frau Messner 59
Average
1978 Edward & Mrs. Simpson Actor Queen Mary 59
Average
1978 Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures Actor Lady Gee 58
Average
1977 Joseph Andrews Actor Lady Tattle 58
Average
1973 The Pedestrian Actor Lady Gray 59
Average
1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday Actor Mrs. Greville 60
Fair
1969 3 Into 2 Won't Go Actor Belle 58
Average
1968 Secret Ceremony Actor Hannah 58
Average
1968 Tell Me Lies Actor 59
Average
1967 October Revolution Actor Self (narrator) N/A
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1966 The Wars of the Roses Actor Queen Margaret 70
Good
1965 The Wars of the Roses Actor Queen Margaret 59
Average
1963 Britain Welcomes the President of India Actor N/A
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1962 The Cherry Orchard Actor Madame Ranevsky 59
Average
1961 Terminus Actor Mother (uncredited) 59
Average
1959 The Nun's Story Actor Mother Mathilde 62
Fair
1942 We Serve Actor N/A
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1941 Quiet Wedding Actor Flower Lisle 58
Average
1940 Channel Incident Actor The Woman N/A
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1936 Rhodes of Africa Actor Anna Carpenter 58
Average
1935 The 39 Steps Actor The Crofter's Wife Margaret 68
Fair
1933 The Wandering Jew Actor Olalla Quintana (Phase IV) 59
Average
Caught on a Train Actor Frau Messner N/A
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