Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Age83
Birth DateDecember 22, 1907
Place of BirthCroydon, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known As
Dame Peggy AshcroftDame Edith Margaret Emily AshcroftEdith Margaret Emily «Peggy» AshcroftEdith Margaret Emily Ashcroft
Peggy Ashcroft
December 22, 1907 – 1991
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.
Known For
Great Performances
1971
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Playhouse
1974
Theatre 625
1964
The Jewel in the Crown
1984
Playing Shakespeare
1984
Six Centuries of Verse
1984
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
A Passage to India
1984
The 39 Steps
1935
A Perfect Spy
1987
The Nun's Story
1959
When the Wind Blows
1986
Joseph Andrews
1977
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971