

Peggy Ashcroft
Acting
December 22, 1907
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
June 14, 1991
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.
The Filmography


Madame Sousatzka

When the Wind Blows

Murder by the Book

A Passage to India

Little Eyolf

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

The Pedestrian

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Secret Ceremony

The Wars of the Roses

The Cherry Orchard

Terminus

The Nun's Story

Quiet Wedding
