Acting
Peggy Ashcroft
1907-1991
Known for The 39 Steps, When the Wind Blows, A Passage to India.
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Born12/22/1907
Died06/14/1991
AgeDied at 83
BirthplaceCroydon, Surrey, England, UK
DepartmentActing
Also known asDame Peggy Ashcroft, Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, Edith Margaret Emily «Peggy» Ashcroft, Edith 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.
