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Peggy Ashcroft: Biography

  • Birth Name: Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft
  • Birth Place: Croydon, Surrey, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/22/1907, Capricorn
  • Date of Death: 06/14/1991
  • Profession: Actor
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Peggy Ashcroft Fast Facts:
  • Made West End theatrical debut in 1927.
  • Achieved fame with her performance of Desdemona to Paul Robeson's Othello, and went on to become one of the most acclaimed Shakespearean actors, often playing opposite Sir John Gielgud.
  • After beginning a limited film career with 1933's The Wandering Jew, most visible motion-picture role was in the Alfred Hitchcock classic The 39 Steps (1935); later won an Oscar for A Passage to India (1984).
  • Became a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1956, and became the only living British actor to have a playhouse, the Ashcroft Theatre in Croydon, England, named in her honor.
  •  Last role was in the 1990 TV-movie She's Been Away.
  • Peggy Ashcroft Relationships:
  • Edward Ashcroft - Brother
  • Eliza - Daughter
  • Jeremy Hutchinson - Ex-husband
  • Nicholas Hutchinson - Son
  • Rupert Hart-Davis - Ex-husband
  • Theodore Komisarjevsky - Ex-husband
  • Violetta Maud Ashcroft - Mother
  • William Worsley Ashcroft - Father
  • Peggy Ashcroft Awards:
  • 1984 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
  • 1989 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1989 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1989 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1989 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1989 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1989 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1989 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 1986 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 1985 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
  • College:
  • Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England
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