Portrait of Renée Asherson

Acting

Renée Asherson

Career

Active from 1944 to 1995, with a break from 1955 to 1965, busiest in 1949 and 1989 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Henry V
Henry V
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Renée Asherson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.1, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Period Piece 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Biographical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 78
The Others
The Others (2001)
GoodWatch score 78

as Old Lady

1990s

8 titles · average score 69
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Emily Simpson

Bed
Bed (1995)

as Marjorie

Harnessing Peacocks
Harnessing Peacocks (1993)
GoodWatch score 57

as Louisa Fox

Brighton Belles
Brighton Belles (1993)

TV show · as Diana

Memento Mori
Memento Mori (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

as Charmian Colston

Running Late
Running Late (1992)

as Old Lady

Performance
Performance (1991)

TV show · as Marjorie

Life After Life
Life After Life (1990)

as Rosie Treadwell

1980s

13 titles · average score 67
Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden (1989)

as Mrs Bartholomew

Norbert Smith: A Life
Norbert Smith: A Life (1989)

as Lady Norbert

Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden (1989)

TV show · as Mrs Bartholomew

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)
GoodWatch score 68

as (archive footage)

Lovejoy
Lovejoy (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Baroness

Romance on the Orient Express
Romance on the Orient Express (1985)
GoodWatch score 55

as Beatrice

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Charmian Colston

Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Miss Bunner

Edwin
Edwin (1984)

as Lady Margaret Truscott

Love and Marriage
Love and Marriage (1984)

TV show · as Dame Ursula Ford

Goodbye Darling
Goodbye Darling (1981)

TV show · as Maude Ransome

Tenko
Tenko (1981)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Sylvia Ashburton

1970s

13 titles · average score 75
A Man Called Intrepid
A Man Called Intrepid (1979)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Mrs. Wainwright

Quiet as a Nun
Quiet as a Nun (1978)

as Mother Ancilla

Disraeli
Disraeli (1978)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Lady Bradford

Wind of Change
Wind of Change (1977)

as Lady Birt

Jubilee 1977
Jubilee 1977 (1977)

TV show · as Lady Maude Birt

Clayhanger
Clayhanger (1976)

TV show · as Miss Gailey

Victorian Scandals
Victorian Scandals (1976)

TV show · as Miss Robinson

The Portland Millions
The Portland Millions (1976)

as Miss Robinson

Miss Nightingale
Miss Nightingale (1974)

as Fanny Nightingale

Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood (1973)
GoodWatch score 80

as Mrs. Maxwell

Away from It All
Away from It All (1973)

TV show · as Evie

Country Matters
Country Matters (1972)

TV show · as Mother

1960s

6 titles · average score 65
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know (1969)
GoodWatch score 49

as Anne Johnson

Strange Report
Strange Report (1969)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Miss Dalton

Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
GoodWatch score 55

as Tsarina

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show · as Miss Parks

The Day the Earth Caught Fire
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
GoodWatch score 79

as Angela

Sunday-Night Play
Sunday-Night Play (1960)

TV show · as Fay Driver

1950s

4 titles · average score 65
Time Is My Enemy
Time Is My Enemy (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

as Barbara Everton

Malta Story
Malta Story (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Joan Rivers

The Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

as Miss Tagg

Pool of London
Pool of London (1951)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sally

1940s

7 titles · average score 75
The Cure for Love
The Cure for Love (1949)

as Milly Southern

Once a Jolly Swagman
Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)
GoodWatch score 61

as Pat

The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room (1949)
GoodWatch score 81

as A.T.S. corporal

The Way to the Stars
The Way to the Stars (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

as Iris Winterton

Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

as Iras (uncredited)

Henry V
Henry V (1944)
GoodWatch score 85

as Princess Katherine

The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead (1944)
GoodWatch score 84

as Marjorie Gillingham