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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Peggy_AshcroftPeggy Ashcroft - Wikipedia

    Early years. Ashcroft was born in Croydon, Surrey, (now in Greater London) the younger child and only daughter of Violetta Maud, née Bernheim (1874–1926) and William Worsley Ashcroft (1878–1918), a land agent. According to Michael Billington, her biographer, Violetta Ashcroft was of Danish and German Jewish descent and a keen amateur actress. [1] .

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

    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. Almost always on stage, she appeared rarely in film, her first being The Wandering Jew (1933).

    • Actress
    • June 14, 1991
    • December 22, 1907

  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Peggy-AshcroftPeggy Ashcroft | Biography, Movies, & Facts | Britannica

    Aug 12, 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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  4. www.encyclopedia.com › ashcroft-peggy-1907-1991Ashcroft, Peggy (1907–1991) - Encyclopedia.com

    One of the finest English-speaking actresses of the 20th century, Dame Peggy Ashcroft was born Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft on December 22, 1907, into a solid middle-class family in the London suburb of Croydon. Her father, a real estate agent, was killed in the First World War.

  5. londonnewsonline.co.uk › news › dame-peggy-ashcroftDame Peggy Ashcroft ‘would have been so moved’ by blue plaque ...

    Jun 24, 2024 · According to English Heritage, it was in her hometown of South Croydon that Peggy Ashcroft first dreamt of becoming an actress at age 13. Later in her career, she would reflect on treasured childhood memories of watching Shakespearean productions at the Grand Theatre, which closed in 1959.

  6. www.wikiwand.com › en › articlesPeggy Ashcroft - Wikiwand

    Jun 14, 1991 · Life and career. Early years. Ashcroft was born in Croydon, Surrey, (now in Greater London) the younger child and only daughter of Violetta Maud, née Bernheim (1874–1926) and William Worsley Ashcroft (1878–1918), a land agent.

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  8. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1991/06/15-mnDame Peggy Ashcroft; Stage Legend Won ‘India’ Oscar

    Jun 15, 1991 · Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Britain's most renowned stage actress whose later film and television performances made her a beloved international star, died Friday, three weeks after suffering a stroke.