
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.
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She's Been Away
1989
Madame Sousatzka
1988
A Perfect Spy
1987
Little Eyolf
1982
Joseph Andrews
1977
Playhouse
1974
The Pedestrian
1973
Secret Ceremony
1968
Tell Me Lies
1968
Theatre 625
1964
Terminus
1961
The Nun's Story
1959
Quiet Wedding
1941
Channel Incident
1940
Rhodes of Africa
1936
The 39 Steps
1935









































