Peggy Ashcroft

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

The 39 Steps

The Crofter's Wife Margaret

The Nun's Story

Mother Mathilde

A Passage to India

Mrs. Moore

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Mrs. Greville

Joseph Andrews

Lady Tattle

When the Wind Blows

Hilda Bloggs (voice)

Secret Ceremony

Hannah

Tell Me Lies

The Wandering Jew

Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)

Madame Sousatzka

Lady Emily