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.
Filmography
She's Been Away
as Lillian Huckle
She's Been Away
as Lillian Huckle
The Heat of the Day
as Nettie
The Heat of the Day
as Nettie
Madame Sousatzka
as Lady Emily
Madame Sousatzka
as Lady Emily
When the Wind Blows
as Hilda Bloggs (voice)
When the Wind Blows
as Hilda Bloggs (voice)
The Wind and the Bomb
The Wind and the Bomb
Laurence Olivier: A Life
as Self
Laurence Olivier: A Life
as Self
Little Eyolf
as The Rat Wife
Little Eyolf
as The Rat Wife
Cream in My Coffee
as Jean Wilsher
Cream in My Coffee
as Jean Wilsher
Caught on a Train
as Frau Messner
Caught on a Train
as Frau Messner
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
as Queen Mary
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
as Queen Mary
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
as Lady Gee
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
as Lady Gee
Joseph Andrews
as Lady Tattle
Joseph Andrews
as Lady Tattle
The Pedestrian
as Lady Gray
The Pedestrian
as Lady Gray
Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Mrs. Greville
Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Mrs. Greville
3 Into 2 Won't Go
as Belle
3 Into 2 Won't Go
as Belle
Secret Ceremony
as Hannah
Secret Ceremony
as Hannah
From Chekhov with Love
as Olga Knipper
From Chekhov with Love
as Olga Knipper
Tell Me Lies
Tell Me Lies
October Revolution
as Self (narrator)
October Revolution
as Self (narrator)
Days in the Trees
as The Mother
Days in the Trees
as The Mother
The Wars of the Roses
as Queen Margaret
The Wars of the Roses
as Queen Margaret
Britain Welcomes the President of India
Britain Welcomes the President of India
The Cherry Orchard
as Madame Ranevsky
The Cherry Orchard
as Madame Ranevsky
Terminus
as Mother (uncredited)
Terminus
as Mother (uncredited)
The Nun's Story
as Mother Mathilde
The Nun's Story
as Mother Mathilde
We Serve
We Serve
Quiet Wedding
as Flower Lisle
Quiet Wedding
as Flower Lisle
Channel Incident
as The Woman
Channel Incident
as The Woman
Rhodes of Africa
as Anna Carpenter
Rhodes of Africa
as Anna Carpenter
The 39 Steps
as The Crofter's Wife Margaret
The 39 Steps
as The Crofter's Wife Margaret
The Wandering Jew
as Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)
The Wandering Jew
as Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)