Peggy Ashcroft

Personal Info

Birthday

December 22, 1907

Place of Birth

Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

Known For

Acting

Peggy Ashcroft

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.

Acting Filmography (42)

She's Been Away
5.7

She's Been Away

Movie1989
No Backdrop
8.0

The Heat of the Day

Movie1989
Madame Sousatzka
6.9

Madame Sousatzka

Movie1988
A Perfect Spy
6.6

A Perfect Spy

TV Series1987
When the Wind Blows
7.5

When the Wind Blows

Movie1986
No Backdrop
5.3

Murder by the Book

Movie1986
The Wind and the Bomb
8.5

The Wind and the Bomb

Movie1986
A Passage to India
6.8

A Passage to India

Movie1984
No Backdrop
9.7

Playing Shakespeare

TV Series1984
Six Centuries of Verse
8.0

Six Centuries of Verse

TV Series1984
The Jewel in the Crown
6.5

The Jewel in the Crown

TV Series1984
Laurence Olivier: a life
10.0

Laurence Olivier: a life

Movie1982
No Backdrop
7.0

Little Eyolf

Movie1982
No Backdrop
6.2

Cream in My Coffee

Movie1980
Caught on a Train
5.2

Caught on a Train

Movie1980
Edward and Mrs Simpson
6.8

Edward and Mrs Simpson

TV Series1978
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
10.0

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Movie1978
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
6.1

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

Movie1978
Joseph Andrews
5.2

Joseph Andrews

Movie1977
No Backdrop
7.0

Playhouse

TV Series1974
No Backdrop
7.0

The Pedestrian

Movie1973
Sunday Bloody Sunday
6.6

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Movie1971
Great Performances
6.1

Great Performances

TV Series1971
3 Into 2 Won't Go
5.0

3 Into 2 Won't Go

Movie1969
Secret Ceremony
6.1

Secret Ceremony

Movie1968
Tell Me Lies
6.4

Tell Me Lies

Movie1968
No Backdrop
10.0

October Revolution

Movie1967
No Backdrop
0.0

Days in the Trees

Movie1967
BBC Play of the Month
5.3

BBC Play of the Month

TV Series1965
No Backdrop
8.7

The Wars of the Roses

Movie1965
The Wars of the Roses
9.0

The Wars of the Roses

TV Series1965
No Backdrop
5.2

The Wednesday Play

TV Series1964
Theatre 625
7.2

Theatre 625

TV Series1964
No Backdrop
0.0

Britain Welcomes the President of India

Movie1963
The Cherry Orchard
8.0

The Cherry Orchard

Movie1962
Terminus
7.3

Terminus

Movie1961
The Nun's Story
7.2

The Nun's Story

Movie1959
Quiet Wedding
5.3

Quiet Wedding

Movie1941
No Backdrop
9.0

Channel Incident

Movie1940
No Backdrop
7.5

Rhodes of Africa

Movie1936
The 39 Steps
7.3

The 39 Steps

Movie1935
No Backdrop
7.4

The Wandering Jew

Movie1933