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  1. 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).

  2. Jun 15, 1991 · 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. She suffered a stroke on May 23 and was...

  3. Ashcroft, Peggy (1907–1991)One of the finest English actresses of her day, who won every major award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the film A Passage to India. Born Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft in the London suburb of Croydon, Surrey, England, on December 22, 1907; died in England on June 14, 1991; daughter of William Worsley ...

  4. Jun 9, 2015 · Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 08.42 EDT. What does the name Peggy Ashcroft mean to people today? Some will have seen her as Barbie Batchelor in the TV series The Jewel in the Crown or as Mrs...

  5. 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.

  6. Jun 14, 1991 · Dame Peggy Ashcroft, who won an Oscar and other film honors following an illustrious stage career, died today, three weeks after suffering a stroke, a spokeswoman for the Royal Free Hospital...

  7. Jun 15, 1991 · LONDON —. 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 ...

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