Peggy Ashcroft
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.
When the Wind Blows
as Hilda Bloggs (voice)With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and...
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The 39 Steps
as The Crofter's Wife MargaretRichard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a...
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The Nun's Story
as Mother MathildeAfter leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion...
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Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Mrs. GrevilleRecently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod...
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A Passage to India
as Mrs. MooreSet during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British...
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Secret Ceremony
as HannahA penniless woman meets a strange girl who insists she is her long-lost mother and becomes...
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Madame Sousatzka
as Lady EmilyIn London, eccentric piano instructor Madame Sousatzka takes on a new prize protégé, Manek, a...
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The Wars of the Roses
as Queen MargaretA 1965 BBC adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry...
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Joseph Andrews
as Lady TattleLady Booby alias 'Belle', the lively wife of the fat landed squire Sir Thomas Booby, has a lusty...
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Tell Me Lies
as uncreditedAdapted and directed by Peter Brook from the Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘production-in-progress...
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The Wandering Jew
as Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)Old Jerusalem: Matathias, spiteful over his lover's illness, spits on Jesus along the road to...
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She's Been Away
as Lillian HuckleA woman who has been institutionalized for 60 years for the "crime" of not conforming to the...
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Little Eyolf
as The Rat WifeAlfred Allmers has spent his whole life writing a book on "responsibility," a luxury he can...
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The Pedestrian
as Lady GrayWhen a German businessman causes a car accident with deadly consequences, the papers start...
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3 Into 2 Won't Go
as BelleSteve Howard, a British sales executive living in Manchester, England, begins an affair with a...
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The Cherry Orchard
as Madame RanevskyMadame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find that their beloved family...
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The Heat of the Day
as NettieIn World War II England, a woman is approached by a man claiming to work as an intelligence...
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Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
as Lady GeeThis lighthearted romp through Royal India presents a world of Maharajas, palaces, imperiled art...
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Terminus
as Mother (uncredited)This fly on the wall-style documentary from 1961 won an Oscar for best documentary, and shows...
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Cream in My Coffee
as Jean WilsherPast and present intertwine: An elderly couple returns to the hotel where they became close when...
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Edward & Mrs. Simpson
as Queen MaryWhile still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite,...
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Murder by the Book
as Agatha ChristieAgatha Christie’s agents propose that it’s time for her to publish the manuscript she wrote...
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Quiet Wedding
as Flower LisleA young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day.
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Caught on a Train
as Frau MessnerBritish playwright Stephen Poliakoff's comical teleplay investigates Europe's changing social...
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Rhodes of Africa
as Anna CarpenterRhodes of Africa is a 1936 British biographical film charting the life of Cecil Rhodes. It was...
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Channel Incident
as The WomanDuring the evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk in 1940, a young woman takes her motorboat...
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Britain Welcomes the President of India
as uncreditedAn account of the state visit to Britain by the President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli...
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October Revolution
as Self (narrator)French director Frederic Rossif presents this historical documentary that coincided with the...
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The Wind and the Bomb
as uncreditedThe making-of When the Wind Blows, featuring interviews with producer John Coates, director...
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Great Performances
as SelfThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Margaret - Crofter's Wife (archive footage) (uncredited)A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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The Jewel in the Crown
as Barbie BatchelorA sweeping drama about the ruling and ruled classes of World War II India, the story begins with...
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Edward and Mrs Simpson
as Queen MaryWhile still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite,...
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Playing Shakespeare
as uncreditedJohn Barton holds a master class in how to play Shakespeare, using members of the RSC doing...
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A Perfect Spy
as Miss DubberThe life of British MI6 spy Magnus Pym, from his school days to his mysterious disappearance.
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The Wars of the Roses
as Queen MargaretThe Wars of the Roses was a 1963 theatrical adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical...
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