Peggy Ashcroft

Acting

December 22, 1907 – June 14, 1991 (died at 83)

Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

Female

33 Movies

12 TV Shows

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.

When the Wind Blows

1986 7.4

as Hilda Bloggs (voice)

Age 78 (now 83)

The 39 Steps

1935 7.3

as The Crofter's Wife Margaret

Age 27 (now 83)

A Passage to India

1984 6.8

as Mrs. Moore

Age 76 (now 83)

The Nun's Story

1959 7.2

as Mother Mathilde

Age 51 (now 83)

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971 6.6

as Mrs. Greville

Age 63 (now 83)

Secret Ceremony

1968 6.1

as Hannah

Age 60 (now 83)

Terminus

1961 7.3

as Mother (uncredited)

Age 53 (now 83)

Madame Sousatzka

1988 6.9

as Lady Emily

Age 80 (now 83)

She's Been Away

1989 5.7

as Lillian Huckle

Age 81 (now 83)

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

1978 6.1

as Lady Gee

Age 70 (now 83)

The Pedestrian

1973 7.0

as Lady Gray

Age 65 (now 83)

The Jewel in the Crown

1984 6.5

as Barbie Batchelor

Age 76 (now 83) 7 eps

7 eps

Tell Me Lies

1968 6.4

Age 60 (now 83)

Cream in My Coffee

1980 6.2

as Jean Wilsher

Age 72 (now 83)

3 Into 2 Won't Go

1969 5.0

as Belle

Age 61 (now 83)

A Perfect Spy

1987 6.6

as Miss Dubber

Age 79 (now 83) 7 eps

7 eps

She's Been Away

1989 5.7

as Lillian Huckle

Age 81 (now 83)

The Heat of the Day

1989 8.0

as Nettie

Age 81 (now 83)