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Died aged 99Also known asРене Эшерсон, Dorothy Renée AschersonGenderFemaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn19/05/1915Born inKensington, London, England, UKDied30/10/2014 (aged 99)Died inLondonCausediseaseWikidataQ2012810 ↗Buried atEast Finchley CemeteryTMDb#20055 ↗
Dorothy Renée Ascherson, known professionally as Renée Asherson, was a British actress. Much of her theatrical career was spent in Shakespearean plays, appearing at such venues as the Old Vic, the Liverpool Playhouse, and the Westminster Theatre. Her first stage appearance was on 17 October 1935, aged 20 and her first major film appearance was in The Way Ahead (1944). Her last film appearance was in The Others (2001).
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography41 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The OthersMovie | Old Lady | 86 |
| 1999 | Grey OwlMovie | — | 84 |
| 1997 | Midsomer MurdersSeries | Emily Simpson | 82 |
| 1992 | Running LateMovie | Old Lady | 77 |
| 1991 | PerformanceSeries | Marjorie | 76 |
| 1990 | Life After LifeMovie | Rosie Treadwell | 75 |
| 1989 | Tom's Midnight GardenMovie | Mrs Bartholomew | 74 |
| 1989 | Tom's Midnight GardenSeries | Mrs Bartholomew | 74 |
| 1986 | LovejoySeries | Baroness | 71 |
| 1985 | Screen TwoSeries | Charmian Colston | 70 |
| 1985 | Romance on the Orient ExpressMovie | Beatrice | 70 |
| 1985 | Miss Marple: A Murder Is AnnouncedSeries | Miss Bunner | 70 |
| 1984 | Love and MarriageSeries | Dame Ursula Ford | 69 |
| 1981 | TenkoSeries | Sylvia Ashburton | 66 |
| 1981 | Goodbye DarlingSeries | Maude Ransome | 66 |
| 1979 | A Man Called IntrepidSeries | Mrs. Wainwright | 64 |
| 1978 | Quiet as a NunMovie | Mother Ancilla | 63 |
| 1977 | Jubilee 1977Series | Lady Maude Birt | 62 |
| 1977 | Wind of ChangeMovie | Lady Birt | 62 |
| 1976 | The Portland MillionsMovie | Miss Robinson | 61 |
| 1976 | Victorian ScandalsSeries | Miss Robinson | 61 |
| 1976 | ClayhangerSeries | Miss Gailey | 61 |
| 1974 | Miss NightingaleMovie | Fanny Nightingale | 59 |
| 1973 | Away from It AllSeries | Evie | 58 |
| 1972 | Country MattersSeries | Mother | 57 |
| 1969 | Strange ReportSeries | Miss Dalton | 54 |
| 1969 | The Smashing Bird I Used to KnowMovie | Anne Johnson | 54 |
| 1966 | Rasputin: The Mad MonkMovie | Tsarina | 51 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries | Miss Parks | 50 |
| 1961 | The Day the Earth Caught FireMovie | Angela | 46 |
| 1960 | Sunday-Night PlaySeries | Fay Driver | 45 |
| 1954 | Time Is My EnemyMovie | Barbara Everton | 39 |
| 1953 | Malta StoryMovie | Joan Rivers | 38 |
| 1952 | The Magic BoxMovie | Miss Tagg | 37 |
| 1951 | Pool of LondonMovie | Sally | 36 |
| 1949 | The Small Back RoomMovie | A.T.S. corporal | 34 |
| 1949 | Once a Jolly SwagmanMovie | Pat | 34 |
| 1945 | The Way to the StarsMovie | Iris Winterton | 30 |
| 1945 | Caesar and CleopatraMovie | Iras (uncredited) | 30 |
| 1944 | The Way AheadMovie | Marjorie Gillingham | 29 |
| 1944 | Henry VMovie | Princess Katherine | 29 |