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Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft,, known professionally as Peggy Ashcroft, was an English actress whose career spanned more than 60 years.
Birth Name
Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft
Born
Sunday, 22 December 1907
Died
Friday, 14 June 1991
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock | Margaret - Crofter's Wife | 2009 |
| Screen One | Lillian Huckle | 1989 |
| The Heat of the Day | Nettie | 1989 |
| Madame Sousatzka | Lady Emily | 1988 |
| A Perfect Spy | Miss Dubber | 1987 |
| When the Wind Blows | Hilda Bloggs (voice) / Hilda Bloggs | 1986 |
| Murder by the Book | Agatha Christie | 1986 |
| The 57th Annual Academy Awards | Mrs. Moore | 1985 |
| A Passage to India | Mrs. Moore | 1984 |
| Six Centuries of Verse | Self - Reader / Reader | 1984 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock | Margaret - Crofter's Wife | 2009 |
| Screen One | Lillian Huckle | 1989 |
| The Heat of the Day | Nettie | 1989 |
| Madame Sousatzka | Lady Emily | 1988 |
| A Perfect Spy | Miss Dubber | 1987 |
| When the Wind Blows | Hilda Bloggs (voice) / Hilda Bloggs | 1986 |
| Murder by the Book | Agatha Christie | 1986 |
| The 57th Annual Academy Awards | Mrs. Moore | 1985 |
| A Passage to India | Mrs. Moore | 1984 |
| Six Centuries of Verse | Self - Reader / Reader | 1984 |
| The Jewel in the Crown | Barbie Batchelor | 1984 |
| Playing Shakespeare | Self | 1982 |
| Cream in My Coffee | Jean Wilsher | 1980 |
| Caught on a Train | Frau Messner | 1980 |
| Edward & Mrs. Simpson | Queen Mary | 1978 |
| Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures | Lady Gee | 1978 |
| Joseph Andrews | Lady Tattle | 1977 |
| BBC2 Playhouse | Frau Messner | 1974 |
| The Pedestrian | Lady Gray | 1973 |
| Sunday Bloody Sunday | Mrs. Greville | 1971 |
| Three Into Two Won't Go | Belle | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Sonya | 1969 |
| Secret Ceremony | Hannah | 1968 |
| Tell Me Lies | 1968 | |
| Révolution d'octobre | Self(narrator) / Self (narrator) | 1967 |
| BBC Play of the Month | The Rat Wife | 1965 |
| The Wars of the Roses | Margaret / Queen Margaret | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | The Mother | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Rebecca West | 1964 |
| The Cherry Orchard | Madame Ranevsky / Madame Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevsky, a landowner | 1962 |
| The Nun's Story | Mother Mathilde (Africa) / Mother Mathilde | 1959 |
| Monitor | Self | 1958 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Mrs. Patrick Campbell | 1955 |
| Quiet Wedding | Flower Lisle | 1941 |
| Rhodes | Anna Carpenter | 1936 |
| The 39 Steps | Crofter's Wife / The Crofter's Wife Margaret | 1935 |
| The Wandering Jew | Olalla Quintana | 1933 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1986 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1985 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 1985 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Won |
| 1985 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
