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Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 22, 1907
Died Jun 14, 1991 (83)
Birthplace Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Oct 16, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

​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 pa ... rental opposition.

Known For

Filmography

She's Been Away

She's Been Away

1989

as Lillian Huckle

The Heat of the Day

The Heat of the Day

1989

as Nettie

Madame Sousatzka

Madame Sousatzka

1988

as Lady Emily

Murder by the Book

Murder by the Book

1986

as Agatha Christie

When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

1986

as Hilda Bloggs (voice)

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984

as Mrs. Moore

Little Eyolf

Little Eyolf

1982

as The Rat Wife

Cream in My Coffee

Cream in My Coffee

1980

as Jean Wilsher

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978

as Queen Mary

Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

1977

as Lady Tattle

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971

as Mrs. Greville

3 Into 2 Won't Go

3 Into 2 Won't Go

1969

as Belle

Secret Ceremony

Secret Ceremony

1968

as Hannah

The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses

1965

as Queen Margaret

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

1962

as Madame Ranevsky

Terminus

Terminus

1961

as Mother (uncredited)

The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

1959

as Mother Mathilde

Quiet Wedding

Quiet Wedding

1941

as Flower Lisle

Channel Incident

Channel Incident

1940

as The Woman

Rhodes of Africa

Rhodes of Africa

1936

as Anna Carpenter

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

1935

as The Crofter's Wife Margaret

The Wandering Jew

The Wandering Jew

1933

as Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)

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Organization Category Movie
Venice Film Festival Best Actress A Passage to India Won
BAFTA Awards Best Actress A Passage to India Nominated
Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actress A Passage to India Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress A Passage to India Nominated
Television Credits

The Jewel in the Crown

as Barbie Batchelor

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Jan 09, 1984

The Wars of the Roses

as Queen Margaret

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Jan 06, 1966

A Perfect Spy

as Miss Dubber

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Nov 04, 1987

Edward and Mrs Simpson

as Queen Mary

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Nov 08, 1978

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Margaret - Crofter's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Caught on a Train

as Frau Messner

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Unknown

Playing Shakespeare

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jul 29, 1984

Six Centuries of Verse

as Herself - Reader

Episodes: 8

First Aired: May 02, 1984

Great Performances

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

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2024 6 5 11 2
2024 7 13 21 5
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2024 12 3 6 1
2025 1 5 13 1
2025 2 2 4 1
2025 3 2 3 1
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 1 0
2025 8 3 10 0

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