About
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.
Filmography
She's Been Away1989 · Lillian Huckle
The Heat of the Day1989 · Nettie
Madame Sousatzka1988 · Lady Emily
When the Wind Blows1986 · Hilda Bloggs (voice)
Murder by the Book1986 · Agatha Christie
The Wind and the Bomb1986
A Passage to India1984 · Mrs. Moore
Laurence Olivier: a life1982 · Self
Little Eyolf1982 · The Rat Wife
Cream in My Coffee1980 · Jean Wilsher
Caught on a Train1980 · Frau Messner
Edward & Mrs. Simpson1978 · Queen Mary
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures1978 · Lady Gee
Joseph Andrews1977 · Lady Tattle
The Pedestrian1973 · Lady Gray
Sunday Bloody Sunday1971 · Mrs. Greville
3 Into 2 Won't Go1969 · Belle
Secret Ceremony1968 · Hannah
From Chekhov with Love1968 · Olga Knipper
Tell Me Lies1968