About:
​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.

• Known For
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  The 39 Steps
  as
  The Crofter's Wife Margaret
• 
  When the Wind Blows
  as
  Hilda Bloggs (voice)
• 
  Murder by the Book
  as
  Agatha Christie
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  The Nun's Story
  as
  Mother Mathilde
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  The Pedestrian
  as
  Lady Gray