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Renée Asherson
Born 1915-05-19Kensington, London, England, UK
Dorothy Renée Ascherson, known professionally as Renée Asherson, was an English actress. Much of her theatrical career was spent in Shakespearean plays, appearing at such venues as the Old Vic, the Liverpool Playhouse, and the Westminster Theatre. Her first stage appearance was on 17 October 1935, aged 20, and her first major film appearance was in The Way Ahead (1944). Her last film appearance was in The Others (2001).
Screen work
Movies & roles
The OthersOld LadyGrey OwlRoleBedMarjorieHarnessing PeacocksLouisa FoxRunning LateOld LadyMemento MoriCharmian ColstonLife After LifeRosie TreadwellNorbert Smith: A LifeLady NorbertTom's Midnight GardenMrs BartholomewHammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood(archive footage)Romance on the Orient ExpressBeatriceEdwinLady Margaret TruscottQuiet as a NunMother AncillaWind of ChangeLady BirtThe Portland MillionsMiss RobinsonMiss NightingaleFanny NightingaleTheatre of BloodMrs. MaxwellAn Aspidistra in BabylonMotherThe Smashing Bird I Used to KnowAnne JohnsonRasputin: The Mad MonkTsarinaThe Day the Earth Caught FireAngelaTime Is My EnemyBarbara EvertonMalta StoryJoan RiversThe Magic BoxMiss Tagg