Peggy Ashcroft
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.
Birthday: 22 December 1907
Birth place: Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Movies known for
The 39 Steps
When the Wind Blows
Murder by the Book
The Nun's Story
The Pedestrian
A Passage to India
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Secret Ceremony
The Cherry Orchard
Caught on a Train
Madame Sousatzka
Joseph Andrews
3 Into 2 Won't Go
Quiet Wedding
Britain Welcomes the President of India
The Wars of the Roses
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Little Eyolf
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
She's Been Away
Cream in My Coffee
Rhodes of Africa
Tell Me Lies
Channel Incident
The Wandering Jew
October Revolution
The Heat of the Day
We Serve
Terminus
The Wind and the Bomb
Laurence Olivier: a life
From Chekhov with Love
Related TV Shows
The Jewel in the Crown
Edward and Mrs Simpson
The Wars of the Roses
Six Centuries of Verse
A Perfect Spy
Playing Shakespeare
Great Performances
Playhouse
BBC Play of the Month