Peggy Ashcroft

Personal information

Known for: Acting
Known credits: 44
Gender: Female
Born: December 22, 1907
Died: June 14, 1991
Place of birth: Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Also known as: Dame Peggy AshcroftDame Edith Margaret Emily AshcroftEdith Margaret Emily «Peggy» AshcroftEdith Margaret Emily 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.