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Peggy Ashcroft was a leading light of London's West End and widely considered one of the century's greatest British stage actresses. Her most famous early role was as Desdemona opposite Paul Robeson's Othello in the early 1940s and her first film was the British Gaumont production "The Wandering Jew" (1933).
1 de feb. de 1985 · A Passage to India: Directed by David Lean. With Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox. Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.
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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 sixty years. Born to a comfortable middle-class family, Ashcroft was determined from an early age to become an actress, despite parental opposition.
1907–1991)British actress. She was made a DBE in 1956.Born in Croydon, Ashcroft studied drama at the Central School of Dramatic Art and began her long and distinguished career playing Margaret in Dear Brutus (1926) at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. She made her London debut at the Playroom Six as Bessie in One Day More (1927).
14 de jun. de 1991 · Dame Peggy Ashcroft, who won an Oscar and other film honors following an illustrious stage career, died Friday, three weeks after suffering a stroke, a spokeswoman for the Royal Free Hospital said. She was 83.<br> The hospital said Dame Peggy, unconscious since she was stricken May 23, died peacefully in the presence of her family.
Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, DBE (22 December 1907 - 14 June 1991), commonly known as Peggy Ashcroft, was an English actress whose career spanned more...
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1986 Nominee Golden Globe. Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television. The Jewel in the Crown. 1985 Winner Golden Globe. Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture. A Passage to India. Peggy Ashcroft was not present at the awards ceremony.
