Peggy Ashcroft
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.
Also known as
Dame Peggy Ashcroft · Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft · Edith Margaret Emily «Peggy» Ashcroft · Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft
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Known For
Great Performances
1971 · TV
The Wednesday Play
1964 · TV
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · TV
Playhouse
1974 · TV
Theatre 625
1964 · TV
Six Centuries of Verse
1984 · TV
The Wars of the Roses
1965 · TV
The Jewel in the Crown
1984 · TV
The 39 Steps
1935 · Movie
When the Wind Blows
1986 · Movie
A Passage to India
1984 · Movie
The Nun's Story
1959 · Movie