Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Acting

December 22, 1907 – June 14, 1991 (aged 83)

Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

​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

I’m Glad I Loved You
Series
I’m Glad I Loved You1989 · Lillian Huckle
The Heat of the Day
Movie
The Heat of the Day1989 · Nettie
Aftertaste
Series
Aftertaste1988 · Lady Emily
A Perfect Spy
Series
A Perfect Spy1987 · Miss Dubber
When the Wind Blows
Movie
When the Wind Blows1986 · Hilda Bloggs (voice)
Murder by the Book
Movie
Murder by the Book1986 · Agatha Christie
The Wind and the Bomb
Movie
The Wind and the Bomb1986
A Passage to India
Movie
A Passage to India1984 · Mrs. Moore
Playing Shakespeare
Series
Playing Shakespeare1984
Hands of Steel
Movie
Hands of Steel1984 · Self - Reader
The Jewel in the Crown
Series
The Jewel in the Crown1984 · Barbie Batchelor
Laurence Olivier: A Life
Movie
Laurence Olivier: A Life1982 · Self
Little Eyolf
Movie
Little Eyolf1982 · The Rat Wife
Cream in My Coffee
Movie
Cream in My Coffee1980 · Jean Wilsher
Chikatilo
Series
Chikatilo1980 · Frau Messner
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Series
Edward and Mrs Simpson1978 · Queen Mary
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Movie
Edward & Mrs. Simpson1978 · Queen Mary
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Movie
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures1978 · Lady Gee
Joseph Andrews
Movie
Joseph Andrews1977 · Lady Tattle
Playhouse
★ 6.6Series
Playhouse1974 · Frau Messner
The Pedestrian
Movie
The Pedestrian1973 · Lady Gray
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Movie
Sunday Bloody Sunday1971 · Mrs. Greville
Great Performances
Series
Great Performances1971 · Self
My Friend’s Graduation Ceremony
Series
My Friend’s Graduation Ceremony1969 · Belle
Secret Ceremony
Movie
Secret Ceremony1968 · Hannah
From Chekhov with Love
Movie
From Chekhov with Love1968 · Olga Knipper
Romance on the Farm
Series
Romance on the Farm1968
October Revolution
Movie
October Revolution1967 · Self (narrator)
Days in the Trees
Movie
Days in the Trees1967 · The Mother
BBC Play of the Month
Series
BBC Play of the Month1965 · The Rat Wife
The Wars of the Roses
Movie
The Wars of the Roses1965 · Queen Margaret
The Wednesday Play
Series
The Wednesday Play1964 · The Mother
Theatre 625
Series
Theatre 6251964 · Rebekka West
Britain Welcomes the President of India
Movie
Britain Welcomes the President of India1963
The Cherry Orchard
Movie
The Cherry Orchard1962 · Madame Ranevsky
Terminus
Movie
Terminus1961 · Mother (uncredited)
The Nun's Story
Movie
The Nun's Story1959 · Mother Mathilde
We Serve
Movie
We Serve1942
Quiet Wedding
Movie
Quiet Wedding1941 · Flower Lisle