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   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 60 years. Born to a comfortable middle-class family, Ashcroft was determined from an early age to become an actress, despite parental opposition.

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   Peggy Ashcroft. Actress: A Passage to India. Academy Award-winning, legendary English actress - who maintained her status in the British acting elite for decades. Made a Dame of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1956.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Hampstead, London, England, UK

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4. www.imdb.com › name › nm0001919Peggy Ashcroft - Biography - IMDb

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   Learn about the life and career of Peggy Ashcroft, a legendary English actress who won an Oscar for A Passage to India (1984) and was made a Dame of the British Empire. Find out her family, awards, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.

   • Occupation: Actress
   • Death Date: June 14, 1991

   • Birth Date: December 22, 1907

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   Jun 17, 2024 · Peggy Ashcroft, English stage actress who appeared in both classic and modern plays. She had notable roles in the plays As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet, High Tor, The Seagull, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Duchess of Malfi.

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7. www.bbc.com › news › articlesCroydon: Dame Peggy Ashcroft remembered with blue plaque - BBC

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   Jun 14, 2024 · Leading actress Dame Peggy Ashcroft has been remembered with a blue plaque at her childhood home in south Croydon. Ashcroft, who died in 1991 aged 83, became the oldest person to win an Oscar...

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   Jun 14, 2024 · Leading actress Dame Peggy Ashcroft has been remembered with a blue plaque at her childhood home in south Croydon. Ashcroft, who died in 1991 aged 83, became the oldest person to win an Oscar...

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   Who is 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 60 years. Born to a comfortable middle-class family, Ashcroft was determined from an early age to become an actress, despite parental opposition.

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   Is Peggy Ashcroft still alive?

   • Peggy Ashcroft (born December 22, 1907, Croydon, London, England—died June 14, 1991, London) was an English stage actress who appeared in both classic and modern plays. After graduation from London’s Central School of Dramatic Art, Ashcroft made her debut as Margaret in the Birmingham Repertory’s production of Dear Brutus (1926).

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   What happened to Dame Peggy Ashcroft?

   • Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Dame Peggy Ashcroft, an actress who was in the forefront of British theater for more than half a century, died yesterday in London. She was 83 years old.

   Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Acclaimed British Actress, Is Dead at 83;

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   How did Peggy Ashcroft define her art?

   • Defining her art in "Peggy Ashcroft," a 1988 biography, the critic Michael Billington cited her ear for language, her emotional identification with characters and avoidance of vulgarity and affectation. Sir John Gielgud spoke of the actress's "shimmering radiance and a kind of forthright, trusting quality."

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10. www.themoviedb.org › person › 3672-peggy-ashcroftPeggy Ashcroft — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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    Jun 14, 1991 · Peggy Ashcroft was an English actress who starred in films, TV shows and stage plays for over sixty years. She was known for roles such as Mrs. Moore in A Passage to India, Queen Mary in Edward and Mrs. Simpson, and the Crofter's Wife in The 39 Steps.