Peggy Ashcroft
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1907-12-22 – 1991-06-14
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.
Known for
The 39 Steps
1935The Crofter's Wife Margaret
When the Wind Blows
1986Hilda Bloggs (voice)
Murder by the Book
1986Agatha Christie
The Nun's Story
1959Mother Mathilde
The Pedestrian
1973Lady Gray
A Passage to India
1984Mrs. Moore
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971Mrs. Greville
Secret Ceremony
1968Hannah
The Cherry Orchard
1962Madame Ranevsky
Caught on a Train
1980Frau Messner
Madame Sousatzka
1988Lady Emily
Joseph Andrews
1977Lady Tattle
3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969Belle
Quiet Wedding
1941Flower Lisle
Britain Welcomes the President of India
1963
The Wars of the Roses
1965Queen Margaret
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978Queen Mary
Little Eyolf
1982The Rat Wife
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
1978Lady Gee