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Peggy Ashcroft (1907–1991)


Academy Award-winning, legendary English actress - who maintained her status in the British acting elite for decades. Made a Dame of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1956. Almost always on stage, she appeared rarely in film, her first being The Wandering Jew. On stage she was cast in many a Shakespearean role... See full bio »

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(age 83) in London, England, UK

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Filmography

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1989 Screen One (TV series)
Lillian Huckle
She's Been Away (1989) … Lillian Huckle
 
1989 The Heat of the Day (TV movie)
Nettie
 
1988 Madame Sousatzka
Lady Emily
 
1987 A Perfect Spy (TV mini-series)
Miss Dubber
 
1986 When the Wind Blows
Hilda Bloggs (voice)
 
1986 Murder by the Book (TV movie)
Agatha Christie
 
1984 The Jewel in the Crown (TV mini-series)
Barbie Batchelor
Travelling Companions (1984) … Barbie Batchelor
The Towers of Silence (1984) … Barbie Batchelor
The Day of the Scorpion (1984) … Barbie Batchelor
Daughters of the Regiment (1984) … Barbie Batchelor
Ordeal by Fire (1984) … Barbie Batchelor
 
1971-1982 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
The Rat Wife
Little Eyolf (1982) … The Rat Wife
The Cherry Orchard (1971)
 
1980 Cream in My Coffee (TV movie)
Jean Wilsher
 
1980 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
Frau Messner
Caught on a Train (1980) … Frau Messner
 
1978 Edward & Mrs. Simpson (TV mini-series)
Queen Mary
The Abdication (1978) … Queen Mary
Proposals (1978) … Queen Mary
The Decision (1978) … Queen Mary
The New King (1978) … Queen Mary
Venus at the Prow (1978) … Queen Mary
 
1978 Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (TV movie)
Lady Gee
 
1977 Joseph Andrews
Lady Tattle
 
1973 The Pedestrian
Lady Gray
 
1972 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Sonya
The Last Journey (1972) … Sonya
 
1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday
Mrs. Greville
 
1969 Three Into Two Won't Go
Belle
 
1968 Secret Ceremony
Hannah
 
1968 Tell Me Lies
 
1968 From Chekhov with Love (TV movie)
 
1967 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
The Mother
Days in the Trees (1967) … The Mother
 
1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
 
1965 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Rebecca
Rosmersholm (1965) … Rebecca
 
1965 The Wars of the Roses (TV mini-series)
Queen Margaret
Richard III (1965) … Queen Margaret
Edward IV (1965) … Queen Margaret
Henry VI (1965) … Queen Margaret
 
1962 The Cherry Orchard (TV movie)
Madame Ranevsky
 
1959 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Julia Rajk
Shadow of Heroes (1959) … Julia Rajk
 
1959 The Nun's Story
Mother Mathilde (Africa) (as Dame Peggy Ashcroft)
 
1941 Quiet Wedding
Flower Lisle
 
1940 Channel Incident (short)
The Woman
 
1939 The Tempest (TV movie)
Miranda
 
1939 Twelfth Night (TV movie)
Viola
 
1936 Rhodes
Anna Carpenter
 
1935 The 39 Steps
Crofter's Wife
 
1933/I The Wandering Jew
Olalla Quintana
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
1991 Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre (TV special)
Herself
 
1989 The London Programme (TV series documentary)
Herself
Saving the Rose Theatre (1989) … Herself (as Dame Peggy Ashcroft)
 
1988 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Herself
Gwen: A Juliet Remembered (1988) … Herself
 
1984 Six Centuries of Verse (TV series)
Herself - Reader
Chaucer to Ted Hughes (1984) … Herself - Reader
 
1983 Great Performances (TV series)
Herself
Laurence Olivier: A Life (1983) … Herself (as Dame Peggy Ashcroft)
 
1980 Playing Shakespeare (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
Poetry and Hidden Poetry (1980) … Herself
 
1963 Britain Welcomes the President of India (documentary short)
Herself
 
1961 Monitor (TV series documentary)
Herself
The Class (1961) … Herself (voice)
 
1956 Sunshine in Soho (documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2009 Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock (TV documentary)
Margaret - Crofter's Wife (uncredited)
 
2008 Casting a Classic (video short)
Mrs. Moore
 
1991 Cinema 3 (TV series)
 
1986 The Wind and the Bomb (documentary)
Hilda (voice) (uncredited)
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Mrs. Moore
 
1985 The 42nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1939 A People Eternal
Alloyah Quintino
 

Related Videos

The 39 Steps -- A man in London tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and he stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring trying to steal top secret information. Sunday Bloody Sunday -- Trailer for Sunday Bloody Sunday A Passage to India -- US Home Video Trailer from Columbia Tristar
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1932-1933) She acted in the Old Vic Theatre Season at the Old Vic Theatre and Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, England with Malcolm Keen, Anthony Quayle, Alistair Sim, Veronica Turleigh, George Devine, Marius Goring, Roger Livesey, Clare Harris, and Caroline Keith in the cast. Harcourt Williams was director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Print Biographies  | 3 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Dame Peggy Ashcroft

Height:

5' 4½" (1.64 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Trevor Howard] One of the most remarkable actors of our century. His great films are classics. He was also one of the most popular actors in the business because he was so straight down the line. He always said what he felt. See more »

Trivia:

She was awarded a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1956 for her services to drama. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius