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BornDecember 22, 1907
DiedJune 14, 1991 (age 83)
Place of birthCroydon, Surrey, England, UK
Film credits33
Peggy Ashcroft
DeceasedKnown for Acting
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 parental opposition.
Filmography
She's Been Away
1989
as Lillian Huckle
The Heat of the Day
1989
as Nettie
Madame Sousatzka
1988
as Lady Emily
When the Wind Blows
1986
as Hilda Bloggs (voice)
Murder by the Book
1986
as Agatha Christie
The Wind and the Bomb
1986
A Passage to India
1984
as Mrs. Moore
Laurence Olivier: A Life
1982
as Self
Little Eyolf
1982
as The Rat Wife
Cream in My Coffee
1980
as Jean Wilsher
Caught on a Train
1980
as Frau Messner
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
as Queen Mary
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
1978
as Lady Gee
Joseph Andrews
1977
as Lady Tattle
The Pedestrian
1973
as Lady Gray
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
as Mrs. Greville
3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969
as Belle
Secret Ceremony
1968
as Hannah
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From Chekhov with Love
1968
as Olga Knipper
Tell Me Lies
1968
October Revolution
1967
as Self (narrator)
Days in the Trees
1967
as The Mother
The Wars of the Roses
1965
as Queen Margaret
Britain Welcomes the President of India
1963