
Peggy Ashcroft
Acting
Born 1907-12-22 · 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.
Known for

The 39 Steps
1935 · Movie

Laurence Olivier: a life
1982 · Movie

Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 · Movie

The Nun's Story
1959 · Movie

October Revolution
1967 · Movie

A Passage to India
1984 · Movie

The Wars of the Roses
1965 · Movie

When the Wind Blows
1986 · Movie

Channel Incident
1940 · Movie

Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 · Movie

The Cherry Orchard
1962 · Movie

Madame Sousatzka
1988 · Movie

The Wind and the Bomb
1986 · Movie

The Heat of the Day
1989 · Movie

The Wandering Jew
1933 · Movie

Rhodes of Africa
1936 · Movie

Little Eyolf
1982 · Movie

Tell Me Lies
1968 · Movie

The Pedestrian
1973 · Movie

Terminus
1961 · Movie

Secret Ceremony
1968 · Movie

Joseph Andrews
1977 · Movie

Cream in My Coffee
1980 · Movie

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
1978 · Movie

She's Been Away
1989 · Movie

Murder by the Book
1986 · Movie

Quiet Wedding
1941 · Movie

3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969 · Movie

Caught on a Train
1980 · Movie

Days in the Trees
1967 · Movie

Britain Welcomes the President of India
1963 · Movie