Where to watch Peggy Ashcroft in the UK
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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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- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as The Rat Wife
- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- Playhouse (1974) as Frau Messner
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Rebekka West
- The Jewel in the Crown (1984) as Barbie Batchelor
- Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978) as Queen Mary
- Playing Shakespeare (1984) Cast
- A Perfect Spy (1987) as Miss Dubber
- The 39 Steps (1935) as The Crofter's Wife Margaret
- Six Centuries of Verse (1984) as Self - Reader
- A Passage to India (1984) as Mrs. Moore
- The Nun's Story (1959) as Mother Mathilde
- The Wars of the Roses (1965) as Queen Margaret
- When the Wind Blows (1986) as Hilda Bloggs (voice)
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) as Mrs. Greville
- Joseph Andrews (1977) as Lady Tattle
- Tell Me Lies (1968) Cast
- Madame Sousatzka (1988) as Lady Emily
- Secret Ceremony (1968) as Hannah
- The Cherry Orchard (1962) as Madame Ranevsky
- The Wars of the Roses (1965) as Queen Margaret
- Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) as Queen Mary
- Murder by the Book (1986) as Agatha Christie
- The Wandering Jew (1933) as Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)
- Little Eyolf (1982) as The Rat Wife
- She's Been Away (1989) as Lillian Huckle
- 3 Into 2 Won't Go (1969) as Belle
- Quiet Wedding (1941) as Flower Lisle
- Laurence Olivier: a life (1982) as Self
- The Pedestrian (1973) as Lady Gray
- Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978) as Lady Gee
- The Heat of the Day (1989) as Nettie
- We Serve (1942) Cast
- Rhodes of Africa (1936) as Anna Carpenter
- October Revolution (1967) as Self (narrator)
- Cream in My Coffee (1980) as Jean Wilsher
- Terminus (1961) as Mother (uncredited)
- From Chekhov with Love (1968) as Olga Knipper
- Channel Incident (1940) as The Woman
- The Wind and the Bomb (1986) Cast
- Caught on a Train (1980) as Frau Messner
- Britain Welcomes the President of India (1963) Cast
- Days in the Trees (1967) as The Mother
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Most-watched Peggy Ashcroft films currently: The 39 Steps (1935), A Passage to India (1984), The Nun's Story (1959), When the Wind Blows (1986), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971).
What TV shows has Peggy Ashcroft appeared in?
Selected TV credits: BBC Play of the Month (1965), Great Performances (1971), Playhouse (1974), Theatre 625 (1964), The Jewel in the Crown (1984).
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