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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Academy Award-winning, legendary English actress - who maintained her... more
Trivia:
Step-mother of Adam Hart-Davis. more
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Won Oscar. Another 12 wins & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Jamie Foxx Bringing Back Wanda Is Nothing New: Here Are Five Other Cross-Dressing Oscar Winners
(From MTV Movies Blog. 10 November 2009, 12:00 PM, PST)
Playing Shakespeare DVD With Dench, Kingsley, McKellen, Stewart Released 6/2
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 13 May 2009, 5:25 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Dame Peggy Ashcroft
Filmography
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1. | She's Been Away (1989) (TV) | Lillian Huckle | 1989 | - | 7.0 (92) |
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2. | "The Wars of the Roses" (1989) | Margaret (unknown episodes) | 1989 | - | 9.3 (6) |
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3. | The Heat of the Day (1989) (TV) | Nettie | 1989 | - | 7.4 (24) |
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4. | Madame Sousatzka (1988) | Lady Emily | 1988 | - | 6.5 (616) |
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5. | "A Perfect Spy" (1987) | Miss Dubber (unknown episodes) | 1987 | - | 8.0 (212) |
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6. | When the Wind Blows (1986) | (voice) Hilda Bloggs | 1986 | - | 7.9 (1,937) |
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7. | Murder by the Book (1986) (TV) | Agatha Christie | 1986 | - | 6.5 (33) |
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8. | A Passage to India (1984) | Mrs. Moore | 1984 | - | 7.4 (5,591) |
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9. | "Six Centuries of Verse" (1984) | (3 episodes, 1984) | 1984 | - | - |
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10. | "The Jewel in the Crown" (1984) | Barbie Batchelor (7 episodes, 1984) | 1984 | - | 8.4 (731) |
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11. | "BBC Play of the Month" (1965) | The Rat Wife (2 episodes, 1971-1982) | 1982 | - | 7.5 (24) |
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12. | Cream in My Coffee (1980) (TV) | Jean Wilsher | 1980 | - | 7.4 (61) |
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13. | "BBC2 Playhouse" (1974) | Frau Messner (1 episode, 1980) | 1980 | - | 6.3 (14) |
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14. | "Edward & Mrs. Simpson" (1978) | Queen Mary (5 episodes, 1978) | 1978 | - | 8.3 (100) |
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15. | Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978) (TV) | Lady Gee | 1978 | - | 5.6 (51) |
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16. | Joseph Andrews (1977) | Lady Tattle | 1977 | - | 5.5 (233) |
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17. | Der Fußgänger (1973) | Lady Gray | 1973 | - | 6.9 (35) |
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18. | "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" (1969) | Sonya (1 episode, 1972) | 1972 | - | 4.5 (6) |
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19. | Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) | Mrs. Greville | 1971 | - | 7.2 (1,400) |
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20. | Three Into Two Won't Go (1969) | Belle | 1969 | - | 5.4 (69) |
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21. | Secret Ceremony (1968) | Hannah | 1968 | - | 6.2 (509) |
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22. | Tell Me Lies (1968) | 1968 | - | 5.7 (20) | |
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23. | From Chekhov with Love (1968) (TV) | 1968 | - | - | |
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24. | "The Wednesday Play" (1964) | The Mother (1 episode, 1967) | 1967 | - | 7.2 (19) |
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25. | "ITV Play of the Week" (1955) | Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1 episode, 1966) | 1966 | - | 8.0 (15) |
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26. | "Theatre 625" (1964) | Rebecca (1 episode, 1965) | 1965 | - | 5.3 (8) |
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27. | "War of the Roses" (1965) | Queen Margaret (3 episodes, 1965) | 1965 | - | 8.1 (28) |
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28. | The Cherry Orchard (1962) (TV) | Madame Ranevsky | 1962 | - | - |
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29. | "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1950) | Julia Rajk (1 episode, 1959) | 1959 | - | 7.7 (17) |
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30. | The Nun's Story (1959) | (as Dame Peggy Ashcroft) Mother Mathilde (Africa) | 1959 | - | 7.5 (2,883) |
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31. | Quiet Wedding (1941) | Flower Lisle | 1941 | - | 7.5 (13) |
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32. | Channel Incident (1940) | The Woman | 1940 | - | - |
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33. | The Tempest (1939) (TV) | Miranda | 1939 | - | - |
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34. | Twelfth Night (1939) (TV) | Viola | 1939 | - | 9.1 (6) |
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35. | A People Eternal (1939) | Alloyah Quintino | 1939 | - | - |
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36. | Rhodes of Africa (1936) | Anna Carpenter | 1936 | - | 6.2 (47) |
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37. | The 39 Steps (1935) | Margaret - Crofter's Wife | 1935 | - | 8.0 (19,264) |
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38. | The Wandering Jew (1933/I) | Olalla Quintana | 1933 | - | - |
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1. | Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre (1991) (TV) | Herself | 1991 | - | 8.4 (10) |
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2. | "Omnibus" (1967) | Herself (1 episode, 1988) | 1988 | - | 7.5 (14) |
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3. | "Playing Shakespeare" (1984) | Herself (1 episode, 1984) | 1984 | - | 9.2 (73) |
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4. | "Six Centuries of Verse" (1984) | Herself - Reader (1 episode, 1984) | 1984 | - | - |
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5. | Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) (TV) | (as Dame Peggy Ashcroft) Herself | 1982 | - | 9.4 (34) |
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6. | Sunshine in Soho (1956) | Herself | 1956 | - | - |
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1. | Casting a Classic (2008) (V) | Mrs. Moore |
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3. | The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV) | Mrs. Moore |
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