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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 60 years. Born to a comfortable middle-class family, Ashcroft was determined from an early age to become an actress, despite parental opposition.
IMDb profile of Peggy Ashcroft, the Oscar-winning English actress who starred in A Passage to India and many Shakespearean roles. Learn about her life, career, family, trivia, and more.
6 days ago · Peggy Ashcroft, English stage actress who appeared in both classic and modern plays. She had notable roles in the plays As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet, High Tor, The Seagull, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Duchess of Malfi.
Learn about the life and career of Peggy Ashcroft, a legendary English actress who won an Oscar for A Passage to India (1984) and was made a Dame of the British Empire. Find out her family, awards, trivia, quotes and filmography on IMDb.
Jun 14, 2024 · The Oscar-winning actress, who died in 1991, grew up in a house in south Croydon and had a lifelong connection to the borough. Her family and friends paid tribute to her theatrical career and generosity at the unveiling ceremony.
Jun 15, 1991 · Dame Peggy Ashcroft, an actress who was in the forefront of British theater for more than half a century, died yesterday in London. She was 83 years old.
One of the finest English-speaking actresses of the 20th century, Dame Peggy Ashcroft was born Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft on December 22, 1907, into a solid middle-class family in the London suburb of Croydon. Her father, a real estate agent, was killed in the First World War.
