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Peggy Ashcroft
ActingBORN: 1907-12-22Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
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.
Top Filmography
7.3
The 39 Steps
1935 // MOVIE
7.5
When the Wind Blows
1986 // MOVIE
6.8
A Passage to India
1984 // MOVIE
7.2
The Nun's Story
1959 // MOVIE
6.6
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971 // MOVIE
6.0
Secret Ceremony
1968 // MOVIE
6.4
The Jewel in the Crown
1984 // TV
5.8
Great Performances
1971 // TV
6.9
Madame Sousatzka
1988 // MOVIE
7.1
Terminus
1961 // MOVIE
6.5
A Perfect Spy
1987 // TV
4.8
Joseph Andrews
1977 // MOVIE
6.3
Tell Me Lies
1968 // MOVIE
4.6
3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969 // MOVIE
5.5
She's Been Away
1989 // MOVIE