
Peggy Ashcroft
Acting1907-12-22Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
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.
TV Shows(12)

A Perfect Spy
Miss Dubber
19877 eps

Six Centuries of Verse
Self - Reader
19848 eps

Playing Shakespeare
19849 eps

The Jewel in the Crown
Barbie Batchelor
19847 eps

Edward and Mrs Simpson
Queen Mary
19785 eps

Playhouse
Frau Messner
19741 eps

Great Performances
Self
19711 eps

The Wars of the Roses
Queen Margaret
1965

BBC Play of the Month
The Rat Wife
19651 eps

The Wars of the Roses
Margaret of Anjou
19653 eps

Theatre 625
Rebekka West
19641 eps

The Wednesday Play
The Mother
19641 eps