Peggy Ashcroft
Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft
Birth Date
12/22/1907 (Age 83)Birth Place
Croydon, Surrey, England, UKDeath Date
6/14/1991Departments
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.
Best Known For
The Crofter's Wife Margaret
Mrs. Moore
Hilda Bloggs (voice)
Mother Mathilde
Hannah
Lady Emily
Frequent Collaborators
David Lean
2 films together
John Mills
1 film together
Jimmy T. Murakami
1 film together
Raymond Briggs
1 film together
Judy Davis
1 film together
John Schlesinger
2 films together
