Acting · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK · Born December 22, 1907
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.
MovieShe's Been Away
1989
as Lillian Huckle
MovieThe Heat of the Day
1989
as Nettie
MovieMadame Sousatzka
1988
as Lady Emily
TVA Perfect Spy
1987
as Miss Dubber
MovieWhen the Wind Blows
1986
as Hilda Bloggs (voice)
MovieMurder by the Book
1986
as Agatha Christie
MovieThe Wind and the Bomb
1986
MovieA Passage to India
1984
as Mrs. Moore
TVPlaying Shakespeare
1984
TVSix Centuries of Verse
1984
as Self - Reader
TVThe Jewel in the Crown
1984
as Barbie Batchelor
MovieLaurence Olivier: a life
1982
as Self
MovieLittle Eyolf
1982
as The Rat Wife
MovieCream in My Coffee
1980
as Jean Wilsher
MovieCaught on a Train
1980
as Frau Messner
TVEdward and Mrs Simpson
1978
as Queen Mary
MovieEdward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
as Queen Mary
MovieHullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
1978
as Lady Gee
MovieJoseph Andrews
1977
as Lady Tattle
TVPlayhouse
1974
as Frau Messner
MovieThe Pedestrian
1973
as Lady Gray
MovieSunday Bloody Sunday
1971
as Mrs. Greville
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
Movie3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969
as Belle
MovieSecret Ceremony
1968
as Hannah
From Chekhov with Love
1968
as Olga Knipper
MovieTell Me Lies
1968
MovieOctober Revolution
1967
as Self (narrator)
MovieDays in the Trees
1967
as The Mother
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as The Rat Wife
MovieThe Wars of the Roses
1965
as Queen Margaret
TVThe Wars of the Roses
1965
as Queen Margaret
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as The Mother
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Rebekka West
MovieBritain Welcomes the President of India
1963
MovieThe Cherry Orchard
1962
as Madame Ranevsky
MovieTerminus
1961
as Mother (uncredited)
MovieThe Nun's Story
1959
as Mother Mathilde
We Serve
1942
MovieQuiet Wedding
1941
as Flower Lisle
MovieChannel Incident
1940
as The Woman
MovieRhodes of Africa
1936
as Anna Carpenter
MovieThe 39 Steps
1935
as The Crofter's Wife Margaret
MovieThe Wandering Jew
1933
as Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)
