Portrait of Frederick Ashton

Crew

Frederick Ashton

Career

Active from 1951 to 2024, with a break from 1972 to 2004, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales of Hoffmann
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 6.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frederick Ashton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.1, average 3.6
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Fantasy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

9 titles
Royal Ballet & Opera 2025/26: Cinderella
Royal Ballet & Opera 2025/26: Cinderella (2025)

Choreographer

Royal Ballet & Opera 2024/25: Cinderella
Royal Ballet & Opera 2024/25: Cinderella (2024)

Director

The Wayward Daughter
The Wayward Daughter (2024)

Choreographer

Royal Ballet & Opera 2024/25: Cinderella
Royal Ballet & Opera 2024/25: Cinderella (2024)

Choreographer

The Royal Ballet: Cinderella
The Royal Ballet: Cinderella (2023)

Choreographer

The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty (2023)

Choreographer

The Cellist and The Two Pigeons
The Cellist and The Two Pigeons (2022)

Choreographer

A Month in the Country
A Month in the Country (2022)

Choreographer

Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty (2020)

Choreographer

2010s

7 titles
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet) (2019)

Choreographer

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (2018)

Choreographer

The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand (2017)

Choreographer

The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty (2017)

Creative Consultant

Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute
Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute (2015)

Choreographer

La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)
La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet) (2015)

Choreographer

La Fille mal gardée
La Fille mal gardée (2012)

Choreographer

2000s

6 titles
Henze: Ondine
Henze: Ondine (2009)

Choreographer

Frederick Ashton's Tales of Beatrix Potter
Frederick Ashton's Tales of Beatrix Potter (2008)

Choreographer

The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty (2006)

Choreographer

Sylvia (Royal Ballet)
Sylvia (Royal Ballet) (2005)

Choreographer

La Fille mal gardée
La Fille mal gardée (2005)

Choreographer, Story

Daphnis and Chloe: The Royal Ballet
Daphnis and Chloe: The Royal Ballet (2004)

Choreographer

1990s

1 title
The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty (1994)

Choreographer

1980s

1 title
Swan Lake
Swan Lake (1982)

Choreographer

1970s

6 titles · average score 69
Stories from a Flying Trunk
Stories from a Flying Trunk (1979)

Choreographer

Ashton: The Dream
Ashton: The Dream (1978)

Choreographer

The Turning Point
The Turning Point (1977)
GoodWatch score 66

Choreographer

A Month in the Country
A Month in the Country (1976)

Choreographer

Tales of Beatrix Potter
Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle

Cinderella
Cinderella (1970)

as Ugly Stepsister

1960s

3 titles
Jazz Calendar
Jazz Calendar (1968)

Choreographer

Swan Lake
Swan Lake (1963)

Choreographer

The Royal Ballet
The Royal Ballet (1960)

Choreographer

1950s

2 titles · average score 67
The Story of Three Loves
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

Choreographer

The Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
GoodWatch score 72

as Kleinsach / Cochenille

1930s

1 title
Dance Pretty Lady
Dance Pretty Lady (1931)

Choreographer