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Peggy Ashcroft
Deceased

How Did Peggy Ashcroft Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 83
Also known asDame Peggy Ashcroft, Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, Edith Margaret Emily «Peggy» Ashcroft, Edith Margaret Emily AshcroftGenderFemaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn22/12/1907Born inCroydon, Surrey, England, UKDied14/06/1991 (aged 83)Died inLondonCausestrokeWikidataQ230832 ↗Buried atWestminster AbbeyTMDb#3672 ↗

Dame Edith Margaret Emily "Peggy" Ashcroft was an English actress whose career spanned more than six decades, both on screen and stage.

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Filmography34 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1988Madame SousatzkaMovieLady Emily81
1987A Perfect SpySeriesMiss Dubber80
1986Murder by the BookMovieAgatha Christie79
1984The Jewel in the CrownSeriesBarbie Batchelor77
1984Playing ShakespeareSeries—77
1984A Passage to IndiaMovieMrs. Moore77
1982Laurence Olivier: A LifeMovieSelf75
1982Little EyolfMovieThe Rat Wife75
1980Cream in My CoffeeMovieJean Wilsher73
1978Edward and Mrs SimpsonSeriesQueen Mary71
1978Edward & Mrs. SimpsonMovieQueen Mary71
1978Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's PicturesMovieLady Gee71
1977Joseph AndrewsMovieLady Tattle70
1974PlayhouseSeriesFrau Messner67
1973The PedestrianMovieLady Gray66
1971Sunday Bloody SundayMovieMrs. Greville64
1971Great PerformancesSeriesSelf64
19693 Into 2 Won't GoMovieBelle62
1968Secret CeremonyMovieHannah61
1968Tell Me LiesMovie—61
1967Days in the TreesMovieThe Mother60
1965BBC Play of the MonthSeriesThe Rat Wife58
1965The Wars of the RosesMovieQueen Margaret58
1965The Wars of the RosesSeriesMargaret of Anjou58
1964Theatre 625SeriesRebekka West57
1964The Wednesday PlaySeriesThe Mother57
1961TerminusMovieMother (uncredited)54
1959The Nun's StoryMovieMother Mathilde52
1942We ServeMovie—35
1941Quiet WeddingMovieFlower Lisle34
1940Channel IncidentMovieThe Woman33
1936Rhodes of AfricaMovieAnna Carpenter29
1935The 39 StepsMovieThe Crofter's Wife Margaret28
1933The Wandering JewMovieOlalla Quintana (Phase IV)26