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.
Details
Details
Date of Birth
Dec 22, 1907
Place of Birth
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Date of Death
Jun 14, 1991
Age
83
Known For
Acting
Also Known As
Dame Peggy Ashcroft
Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft
Edith Margaret Emily «Peggy» Ashcroft
Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft
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Movie Credits

The Nun's Story
1959
Mother Mathilde
The 39 Steps
1935
The Crofter's Wife Margaret
A Passage to India
1984
Mrs. Moore
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
Mrs. Greville
When the Wind Blows
1986
Hilda Bloggs (voice)
Secret Ceremony
1968
Hannah
Joseph Andrews
1977
Lady Tattle
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TV Show Credits

Great Performances
Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Margaret - Crofter's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Jewel in the Crown
Barbie Batchelor
A Perfect Spy
Miss Dubber
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Queen Mary
Six Centuries of Verse
Herself - Reader
Playing Shakespeare
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