Peggy Ashcroft
Gender: Female
Birthday: 1907-12-22 - 1991-06-14
Place of Birth: Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known As: Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, Edith Margaret Emily «Peggy» Ashcroft, Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft
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.
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Known For
1971Great Performances
1964The Wednesday Play
1965BBC Play of the Month
1974Playhouse
1964Theatre 625
1984The Jewel in the Crown
1984A Passage to India
1984Six Centuries of Verse
1978Edward and Mrs Simpson
1965The Wars of the Roses
1965The Wars of the Roses
1935The 39 Steps
1987A Perfect Spy
1984Playing Shakespeare
1959The Nun's Story
1986When the Wind Blows
1971Sunday Bloody Sunday
1980