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Peggy Ashcroft
Born 1907-12-22Croydon, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
She's Been AwayLillian HuckleThe Heat of the DayNettieMadame SousatzkaLady EmilyWhen the Wind BlowsHilda Bloggs (voice)Murder by the BookAgatha ChristieThe Wind and the BombRoleA Passage to IndiaMrs. MooreLaurence Olivier: A LifeSelfLittle EyolfThe Rat WifeCream in My CoffeeJean WilsherCaught on a TrainFrau MessnerEdward & Mrs. SimpsonQueen MaryHullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's PicturesLady GeeJoseph AndrewsLady TattleThe PedestrianLady GraySunday Bloody SundayMrs. Greville3 Into 2 Won't GoBelleSecret CeremonyHannahFrom Chekhov with LoveOlga KnipperTell Me LiesRoleOctober RevolutionSelf (narrator)Days in the TreesThe MotherThe Wars of the RosesQueen MargaretBritain Welcomes the President of IndiaRole