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Peggy Ashcroft

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Peggy Ashcroft

Known for: Acting
Born: December 22, 1907
Died: June 14, 1991 · age 83
From: Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

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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§ Known for

The 39 Steps

1935 · The Crofter's Wife Margaret

When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

1986 · Hilda Bloggs (voice)

The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

1959 · Mother Mathilde

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984 · Mrs. Moore

Playing Shakespeare

Playing Shakespeare

1984 · —

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971 · Mrs. Greville

Madame Sousatzka

Madame Sousatzka

1988 · Lady Emily

The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses

1965 · Queen Margaret

The Wandering Jew

The Wandering Jew

1933 · Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978 · Queen Mary

§ Popular songs

10

1Façade: XXI. Sir BeelzebubWalton: Facade – Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale
2Façade: XIX. Popular SongWalton: Facade – Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale
3Façade: XVII. Jodelling SongWalton: Facade – Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale
4Façade: XVI. ValseWalton: Facade – Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale
5Façade: XII. Country DanceWalton: Facade – Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale
6Façade: XI. By the LakeWalton: Facade – Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale
7Façade: VII. Lullaby for JumboWalton: Facade – Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale
8Façade: V. Through Gilded TrellisesWalton: Facade – Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale
9Façade: IV. Long Steel GrassWalton: Facade – Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale
10Façade: III. Mariner ManWalton: Facade – Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale

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§ Latest record

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare (feat. Josephine Stuart, William Squire & Peter Pears) cover art

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare (feat. Josephine Stuart, William Squire & Peter Pears)

2013 · 5 songs

1989Walton: Façade - Stravinsky: Renard 2010The Wife of Bath's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer

§ Discography

2

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare (feat. Josephine Stuart, William Squire & Peter Pears) cover art

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare (feat. Josephine Stuart, William Squire & Peter Pears)

2013 · 5 songs

Walton: Façade - Stravinsky: Renard cover art

Walton: Façade - Stravinsky: Renard

1989 · 16 songs

§ Singles

1

The Wife of Bath's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer cover art

The Wife of Bath's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer

2010 · 2 songs

She's Been Away

She's Been Away

1989 · Lillian Huckle

The Heat of the Day

The Heat of the Day

1989 · Nettie

Madame Sousatzka

Madame Sousatzka

1988 · Lady Emily

A Perfect Spy

1987 · TV · Miss Dubber

Murder by the Book

Murder by the Book

1986 · Agatha Christie

When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

1986 · Hilda Bloggs (voice)

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984 · Mrs. Moore

Playing Shakespeare

Playing Shakespeare

1984 · TV

The Jewel in the Crown

The Jewel in the Crown

1984 · TV · Barbie Batchelor

Little Eyolf

1982 · The Rat Wife

Caught on a Train

Caught on a Train

1980 · Frau Messner

Cream in My Coffee

Cream in My Coffee

1980 · Jean Wilsher