Peggy Ashcroft
Acting

Peggy Ashcroft

Born 22 December 1907 · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK · Died 14 June 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.

Known for

The 39 Steps
When the Wind Blows
A Passage to India
The Nun's Story
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Secret Ceremony
The Jewel in the Crown
Madame Sousatzka
A Perfect Spy
Joseph Andrews
3 Into 2 Won't Go
She's Been Away
She's Been Away
The Heat of the Day
Madame Sousatzka
When the Wind Blows
Murder by the Book
The Wind and the Bomb
A Passage to India
Little Eyolf
Caught on a Train
Cream in My Coffee
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Joseph Andrews
The Pedestrian
Sunday Bloody Sunday
3 Into 2 Won't Go
Secret Ceremony
Days in the Trees
The Wars of the Roses
The Cherry Orchard
The Nun's Story
Quiet Wedding
Channel Incident
Rhodes of Africa
The 39 Steps
The Wandering Jew
Peggy Ashcroft · Midrow