Peggy Ashcroft

Acting · 45 credits

Born1907-12-22

Died1991-06-14

FromCroydon, Surrey, England, UK

Known forActing

Credits45

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.