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.
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actress
Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
British Academy Film Awards
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Venice International Film Festival
Volpi Cup for Best Actress
Known For
The Nun's Story
(1959)
Mother Mathilde
The 39 Steps
(1935)
The Crofter's Wife Margaret
Sunday Bloody Sunday
(1971)
Mrs. Greville
A Passage to India
(1984)
Mrs. Moore
Secret Ceremony
(1968)
Hannah
When the Wind Blows
(1986)
Hilda Bloggs (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Wandering Jew
(1933)
Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)
The 39 Steps
(1935)
The Crofter's Wife Margaret
Rhodes of Africa
(1936)
Anna Carpenter
Channel Incident
(1940)
The Woman
Quiet Wedding
(1941)
Flower Lisle
We Serve
(1942)
The Nun's Story
(1959)
Mother Mathilde
Terminus
(1961)
Mother (uncredited)
The Cherry Orchard
(1962)
Madame Ranevsky
Britain Welcomes the President of India
(1963)
The Wars of the Roses
(1965)
Queen Margaret
October Revolution
(1967)
Self (narrator)
Secret Ceremony
(1968)
Hannah
Tell Me Lies
(1968)
3 Into 2 Won't Go
(1969)
Belle
Sunday Bloody Sunday
(1971)
Mrs. Greville
The Pedestrian
(1973)
Lady Gray
Joseph Andrews
(1977)
Lady Tattle
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
(1978)
Queen Mary
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
(1978)
Lady Gee
Caught on a Train
(1980)
Frau Messner
Cream in My Coffee
(1980)
Jean Wilsher
Little Eyolf
(1982)
The Rat Wife
A Passage to India
(1984)
Mrs. Moore
Murder by the Book
(1986)
Agatha Christie
When the Wind Blows
(1986)
Hilda Bloggs (voice)
The Wind and the Bomb
(1986)
Madame Sousatzka
(1988)
Lady Emily
She's Been Away
(1989)
Lillian Huckle
The Heat of the Day
(1989)
Nettie