Biography
Dorothy Renée Ascherson, known professionally as Renée Asherson, was an English actress. Much of her theatrical career was spent in Shakespearean plays, appearing at such venues as the Old Vic, the Liverpool Playhouse, and the Westminster Theatre. Her first stage appearance was on 17 October 1935, aged 20, and her first major film appearance was in The Way Ahead (1944). Her last film appearance was in The Others (2001).
Acted in 45
2000s
- 2001
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
- 1995
Bed
Marjorie
- 1993
Harnessing Peacocks
Louisa Fox
Brighton Belles
Diana · 1 episode
- 1992
Running Late
Old Lady
Memento Mori
Charmian Colston
- 1991
- 1990
Life After Life
Rosie Treadwell
1980s
- 1989
Norbert Smith: A Life
Lady Norbert
Tom's Midnight Garden
Mrs Bartholomew · 4 episodes
- 1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
(archive footage)
- 1986
- 1985
Time for Murder
Helen, Lady Sibley · 1 episode
Romance on the Orient Express
Beatrice
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
Miss Bunner · 2 episodes
- 1984
Edwin
Lady Margaret Truscott
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
A Man Called Intrepid
Mrs. Wainwright · 3 episodes
- 1978
Disraeli
Lady Bradford · 1 episode
Quiet as a Nun
Mother Ancilla
- 1976
The Portland Millions
Miss Robinson
Victorian Scandals
Miss Robinson · 1 episode
Clayhanger
Miss Gailey · 7 episodes
- 1973
- 1972
1960s
- 1969
Strange Report
Miss Dalton · 1 episode
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
Anne Johnson
- 1966
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Tsarina
- 1965
- 1961
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Angela
1950s
- 1954
Time Is My Enemy
Barbara Everton
- 1953
Malta Story
Joan Rivers
- 1952
The Magic Box
Miss Tagg
- 1951
Pool of London
Sally
1940s
- 1949
The Cure for Love
Milly Southern
The Small Back Room
A.T.S. corporal
Once a Jolly Swagman
Pat
- 1945
The Way to the Stars
Iris Winterton
- 1944
