Peggy Ashcroft

Acting

Born: 1907-12-22
Died: 1991-06-14
From: Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.5

Also Known As

Dame Peggy AshcroftDame Edith Margaret Emily AshcroftEdith Margaret Emily «Peggy» AshcroftEdith 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.

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Awards & Nominations12 won · 7 nominated

🏆 Won

Society of London Theatre Special Award

1991
🏆 Won

Volpi Cup for Best Actress

She's Been Away

1989
🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

A Passage to India

1986
🏆 Won

honorary doctorate

1986
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

A Passage to India

1985
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

A Passage to India

1985
🏆 Won

British Academy Television Award for Best Actress

The Jewel in the Crown

1985
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

A Passage to India

1985
🏆 Won

British Academy Television Award for Best Actress

Cream in My Coffee

1981
🏆 Won

Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play

1976
🏆 Won

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire

1956
🏆 Won

King's Medal of Merit in Gold

1955
🏆 Won

Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress

Nominated

Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a New Play

Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

The Nun's Story

Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Three Into Two Won't Go

Nominated

British Academy Television Award for Best Actress

Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Madame Sousatzka

Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

A Passage to India

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