Renée Asherson
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1915-05-19 – 2014-10-30
Place of birth: Kensington, London, England, UK
Biography
Dorothy Renée Ascherson, known professionally as Renée Asherson, was an English actress. Much of her theatrical career was spent in Shakespearean plays, appearing at such venues as the Old Vic, the Liverpool Playhouse, and the Westminster Theatre. Her first stage appearance was on 17 October 1935, aged 20, and her first major film appearance was in The Way Ahead (1944). Her last film appearance was in The Others (2001).
Known for
The Others
2001Old Lady
Norbert Smith: A Life
1989Lady Norbert
Henry V
1944Princess Katherine
Pool of London
1951Sally
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
1966Tsarina
Theatre of Blood
1973Mrs. Maxwell
The Way Ahead
1944Marjorie Gillingham
Running Late
1992Old Lady
The Small Back Room
1949A.T.S. corporal
Malta Story
1953Joan RiversMiss Nightingale
1974Fanny Nightingale
Grey Owl
1999
The Magic Box
1952Miss Tagg
Once a Jolly Swagman
1949Pat
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
1969Anne Johnson
Time Is My Enemy
1954Barbara Everton
Bed
1995Marjorie
Romance on the Orient Express
1985Beatrice
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
1961Angela