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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The 39 Steps (1935) — The Crofter's Wife Margaret
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When the Wind Blows (1986) — Hilda Bloggs (voice)
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A Passage to India (1984) — Mrs. Moore
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The Nun's Story (1959) — Mother Mathilde
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Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) — Mrs. Greville
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Secret Ceremony (1968) — Hannah
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Great Performances (1971) — Self
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The Jewel in the Crown (1984) — Barbie Batchelor
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Madame Sousatzka (1988) — Lady Emily
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Terminus (1961) — Mother (uncredited)
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A Perfect Spy (1987) — Miss Dubber
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Joseph Andrews (1977) — Lady Tattle
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Tell Me Lies (1968)
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3 Into 2 Won't Go (1969) — Belle
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She's Been Away (1989) — Lillian Huckle
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BBC Play of the Month (1965) — The Rat Wife
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Quiet Wedding (1941) — Flower Lisle
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The Wandering Jew (1933) — Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)
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The Pedestrian (1973) — Lady Gray
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Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978) — Lady Gee
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Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978) — Queen Mary
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Cream in My Coffee (1980) — Jean Wilsher
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Theatre 625 (1964) — Rebekka West
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The Wednesday Play (1964) — The Mother
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Murder by the Book (1986) — Agatha Christie
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Caught on a Train (1980) — Frau Messner
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The Wars of the Roses (1965) — Queen Margaret
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Playing Shakespeare (1984)
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Little Eyolf (1982) — The Rat Wife
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Rhodes of Africa (1936) — Anna Carpenter
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The Wind and the Bomb (1986)
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Six Centuries of Verse (1984) — Self - Reader
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The Cherry Orchard (1962) — Madame Ranevsky
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Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) — Queen Mary
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Channel Incident (1940) — The Woman
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October Revolution (1967) — Self (narrator)
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The Heat of the Day (1989) — Nettie
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Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) — Self
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The Wars of the Roses (1965) — Queen Margaret
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Playhouse (1974) — Frau Messner