Peggy Ashcroft
Actor
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.
Filmography
A Passage to India
as Mrs. Moore 1984
When the Wind Blows
as Hilda Bloggs (voice) 1986
The Nun's Story
as Mother Mathilde 1959
Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Mrs. Greville 1971
Secret Ceremony
as Hannah 1968
Madame Sousatzka
as Lady Emily 1988
Terminus
as Mother (uncredited) 1961
Joseph Andrews
as Lady Tattle 1977
Tell Me Lies
1968
She's Been Away
as Lillian Huckle 1989
3 Into 2 Won't Go
as Belle 1969
Quiet Wedding
as Flower Lisle 1941
The Pedestrian
as Lady Gray 1973
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
as Lady Gee 1978
The Wandering Jew
as Olalla Quintana (Phase IV) 1933
Cream in My Coffee
as Jean Wilsher 1980