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Peggy Ashcroft

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British actress (1907-1991)

United KingdomActorsLived 1907 to 1991 · aged 83
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Languages32
Peak1980s
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Dame Edith Margaret Emily "Peggy" Ashcroft was an English actress whose career spanned more than six decades, both on screen and stage.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 6

Ashcroft in 1936Ashcroft in 1936The Old Vic, photographed in 2012The Old Vic, photographed in 2012Gielgud as BenedickGielgud as BenedickAshcroft in 1962Ashcroft in 1962Dame Peggy Ashcroft's blue plaque in South Croydon.Dame Peggy Ashcroft's blue plaque in South Croydon.

Filmography 33

The 39 Steps1935 · ★ 7.3
When the Wind Blows1986 · ★ 7.5
A Passage to India1984 · ★ 6.8
The Nun's Story1959 · ★ 7.2
Sunday Bloody Sunday1971 · ★ 6.6
Secret Ceremony1968 · ★ 6.1
Madame Sousatzka1988
Terminus1961
Joseph Andrews1977
Tell Me Lies1968
She's Been Away1989
3 Into 2 Won't Go1969
The Wandering Jew1933
Quiet Wedding1941
The Pedestrian1973
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures1978
Cream in My Coffee1980
Murder by the Book1986
The Wars of the Roses1965
Caught on a Train1980
Rhodes of Africa1936
Little Eyolf1982
The Wind and the Bomb1986
The Cherry Orchard1962
Edward & Mrs. Simpson1978
The Heat of the Day1989
October Revolution1967
Laurence Olivier: a life1982
Channel Incident1940
Days in the Trees1967
Britain Welcomes the President of India1963
We Serve1942
From Chekhov with Love1968

45 credits on file

Television 11

Great Performances1971
BBC Play of the Month1965
Playhouse1974
Theatre 6251964
The Wednesday Play1964
The Jewel in the Crown1984
A Perfect Spy1987
Edward and Mrs Simpson1978
Playing Shakespeare1984
Six Centuries of Verse1984
The Wars of the Roses1965

Awards 12

1991Society of London Theatre Special Award
1989Volpi Cup for Best Actress
1986BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
1986honorary doctorate
1985British Academy Television Award for Best Actress
1985Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
1985Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1981British Academy Television Award for Best Actress
1976Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play
1956Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1955King's Medal of Merit in Gold
Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress

In their orbit 7

Connected to Peggy 6

Diana RiggAlso in Little Eyolf (1982)Roger Lloyd-PackAlso in Secret Ceremony (1968)James IvoryAlso in Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978)Patricia HodgeAlso in The Heat of the Day (1989)John SchlesingerAlso in Madame Sousatzka (1988)Michael KitchenAlso in Caught on a Train (1980)

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1991 · aged 83
Written about in
32 languages

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