Peggy Ashcroft
Born: 1907-12-22 Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Died: 1991-06-14
​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.
Acting (in our collection)
A Passage to India
(1984)
The Jewel in the Crown
(1984)
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
(1978)
Sunday Bloody Sunday
(1971)
The Cherry Orchard
(1962)
The Nun's Story
(1959)