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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

42

Gender

Female

Birthday

1915-05-19

Day of Death

2014-10-30 (99 years old)

Place of Birth

Kensington, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Рене Эшерсон

Dorothy Renée Ascherson

Renée Asherson

Biography

Dorothy Renée Ascherson, known professionally as Renée Asherson, was an English 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).

Known For

Acting

The Others

2001

The Others

as

Old Lady

Sir Norbert Smith, a Life

1989

Sir Norbert Smith, a Life

as

Lady Norbert

Henry V

1944

Henry V

as

Princess Katherine

Pool of London

1951

Pool of London

as

Sally

Theatre of Blood

1973

Theatre of Blood

as

Mrs. Maxwell

The Way Ahead

1944

The Way Ahead

as

Marjorie Gillingham

Running Late

1992

Running Late

as

Old Lady

The Small Back Room

1949

The Small Back Room

as

A.T.S. corporal

Malta Story

1953

Malta Story

as

Joan Rivers

Miss Nightingale

1974

Miss Nightingale

as

Fanny Nightingale

Grey Owl

1999

Grey Owl

as

The Magic Box

1952

The Magic Box

as

Miss Tagg

Time Is My Enemy

1954

Time Is My Enemy

as

Barbara Everton

Bed

1995

Bed

as

Marjorie

Harnessing Peacocks

1993

Harnessing Peacocks

as

Louisa Fox

The Way to the Stars

1945

The Way to the Stars

as

Iris Winterton

Life After Life

1990

Life After Life

as

Rosie Treadwell

A Man Called Intrepid

1979

A Man Called Intrepid

as

Mrs. Wainwright

Edwin

1984

Edwin

as

Lady Margaret Truscott

Memento Mori

1992

Memento Mori

as

Charmian Colston

The Cure for Love

1949

The Cure for Love

as

Milly Southern

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

Caesar and Cleopatra

as

Iras (uncredited)

The Portland Millions

1976

The Portland Millions

as

Miss Robinson

Tenko

Tenko

as

Sylvia Ashburton

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Baroness

Disraeli

Disraeli

as

Lady Bradford

Tom's Midnight Garden

Tom's Midnight Garden

as

Mrs. Bartholemew

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Emily Simpson

Time for Murder

Time for Murder

as

Helen, Lady Sibley

Miss Marple

Miss Marple

as

Miss Bunner

Victorian Scandals

Victorian Scandals

as

Miss Robinson

Strange Report

Strange Report

as

Miss Dalton

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as

Fay Driver

Screen Two

Screen Two

as

Charmian Colston

Production

Crew

Directing