Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
40
Gender
Female
Birthday
1907-12-22
Day of Death
1991-06-14 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known As
Dame Peggy Ashcroft
Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft
Edith Margaret Emily «Peggy» Ashcroft
Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft
Peggy Ashcroft
Biography
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.
