Peggy Ashcroft
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.
Filmography (44 titles)
5.7MovieShe's Been Away
Lillian Huckle · 1989
8.0MovieThe Heat of the Day
Nettie · 1989
6.9MovieMadame Sousatzka
Lady Emily · 1988
6.6ShowA Perfect Spy
Miss Dubber · 1987
7.5MovieWhen the Wind Blows
Hilda Bloggs (voice) · 1986
5.3MovieMurder by the Book
Agatha Christie · 1986
8.5MovieThe Wind and the Bomb
1986
6.8MovieA Passage to India
Mrs. Moore · 1984
9.7ShowPlaying Shakespeare
1984
8.0ShowSix Centuries of Verse
Self - Reader · 1984
6.5ShowThe Jewel in the Crown
Barbie Batchelor · 1984
10.0MovieLaurence Olivier: a life
Self · 1982
7.0MovieLittle Eyolf
The Rat Wife · 1982
6.2MovieCream in My Coffee
Jean Wilsher · 1980
5.2MovieCaught on a Train
Frau Messner · 1980
6.8ShowEdward and Mrs Simpson
Queen Mary · 1978
10.0MovieEdward & Mrs. Simpson
Queen Mary · 1978
6.1MovieHullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Lady Gee · 1978
5.2MovieJoseph Andrews
Lady Tattle · 1977
7.0ShowPlayhouse
Frau Messner · 1974
7.0MovieThe Pedestrian
Lady Gray · 1973
6.6MovieSunday Bloody Sunday
Mrs. Greville · 1971
6.1ShowGreat Performances
Self · 1971
5.0Movie3 Into 2 Won't Go
Belle · 1969
6.1MovieSecret Ceremony
Hannah · 1968
From Chekhov with Love
Olga Knipper · 1968
6.4MovieTell Me Lies
1968
10.0MovieOctober Revolution
Self (narrator) · 1967
MovieDays in the Trees
The Mother · 1967
5.3ShowBBC Play of the Month
The Rat Wife · 1965