Acting
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.
1959
She's Been Away
as Lillian Huckle
The Heat of the Day
as Nettie
Madame Sousatzka
as Lady Emily
When the Wind Blows
as Hilda Bloggs (voice)
Murder by the Book
as Agatha Christie
The Wind and the Bomb
A Passage to India
as Mrs. Moore
Little Eyolf
as The Rat Wife
Laurence Olivier: a life
as Self
Caught on a Train
as Frau Messner
A Perfect Spy
as Miss Dubber · 7 ep.
The Jewel in the Crown
as Barbie Batchelor · 7 ep.
Playing Shakespeare
9 ep.
Six Centuries of Verse
as Self - Reader · 8 ep.
Edward and Mrs Simpson
as Queen Mary · 5 ep.
Playhouse
as Frau Messner · 1 ep.
Great Performances
as Self · 1 ep.
BBC Play of the Month
as The Rat Wife · 1 ep.
The Wars of the Roses
as Margaret of Anjou · 3 ep.
Theatre 625
as Rebekka West · 1 ep.
