Peggy Ashcroft
View on IMDb ↗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
Laurence Olivier: a life
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
October Revolution
Playing Shakespeare
The Wars of the Roses
Channel Incident
The Wars of the Roses
The Wind and the Bomb
The Heat of the Day
Six Centuries of VerseFilmography (44)
- 1989
The Heat of the DayNettie - 1989
She's Been AwayLillian Huckle - 1988
Madame SousatzkaLady Emily - 1987
A Perfect SpyMiss Dubber - 1986
The Wind and the Bomb - 1986
When the Wind BlowsHilda Bloggs (voice) - 1986
Murder by the BookAgatha Christie - 1984
Playing Shakespeare - 1984
Six Centuries of VerseSelf - Reader - 1984
A Passage to IndiaMrs. Moore - 1984
The Jewel in the CrownBarbie Batchelor - 1982
Laurence Olivier: a lifeSelf - 1982
Little EyolfThe Rat Wife - 1980
Cream in My CoffeeJean Wilsher - 1980
Caught on a TrainFrau Messner - 1978
Edward & Mrs. SimpsonQueen Mary - 1978
Edward and Mrs SimpsonQueen Mary - 1978
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's PicturesLady Gee - 1977
Joseph AndrewsLady Tattle - 1974
PlayhouseFrau Messner - 1973
The PedestrianLady Gray - 1971
Sunday Bloody SundayMrs. Greville - 1971
Great PerformancesSelf - 1969
3 Into 2 Won't GoBelle - 1968From Chekhov with LoveOlga Knipper
- 1968
Tell Me Lies - 1968
Secret CeremonyHannah - 1967
October RevolutionSelf (narrator) - 1967
Days in the TreesThe Mother - 1965
The Wars of the RosesQueen Margaret - 1965
The Wars of the RosesQueen Margaret - 1965
BBC Play of the MonthThe Rat Wife - 1964
Theatre 625Rebekka West - 1964
The Wednesday PlayThe Mother - 1963
Britain Welcomes the President of India - 1962
The Cherry OrchardMadame Ranevsky - 1961
TerminusMother (uncredited) - 1959
The Nun's StoryMother Mathilde - 1942We Serve
- 1941
Quiet WeddingFlower Lisle - 1940
Channel IncidentThe Woman - 1936
Rhodes of AfricaAnna Carpenter - 1935
The 39 StepsThe Crofter's Wife Margaret - 1933
The Wandering JewOlalla Quintana (Phase IV)