Portrait of Peggy Ashcroft

Acting

Peggy Ashcroft

Career

Active from 1935 to 1989, with a break from 1941 to 1958, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peggy Ashcroft Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Character Study 3
  • British Cinema 2
  • Shakespearean Adaptation 2
  • Cultural Clash 2
  • Melancholy 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

1980s

12 titles ยท average score 75
She's Been Away
She's Been Away (1989)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lillian Huckle

The Heat of the Day
The Heat of the Day (1989)

as Nettie

Madame Sousatzka
Madame Sousatzka (1988)
GoodWatch score 72

as Lady Emily

A Perfect Spy
A Perfect Spy (1987)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Miss Dubber

When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows (1986)
GoodWatch score 84

as Hilda Bloggs (voice)

Murder by the Book
Murder by the Book (1986)

as Agatha Christie

A Passage to India
A Passage to India (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mrs. Moore

The Jewel in the Crown
The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Barbie Batchelor

Playing Shakespeare
Playing Shakespeare (1984)
GoodWatch score 96

TV show

Little Eyolf
Little Eyolf (1982)

as The Rat Wife

Caught on a Train
Caught on a Train (1980)
GoodWatch score 73

as Frau Messner

Cream in My Coffee
Cream in My Coffee (1980)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jean Wilsher

1970s

7 titles ยท average score 70
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978)

as Lady Gee

Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
GoodWatch score 87

as Queen Mary

Edward and Mrs Simpson
Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Queen Mary

Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews (1977)
GoodWatch score 51

as Lady Tattle

Playhouse
Playhouse (1974)

TV show ยท as Frau Messner

The Pedestrian
The Pedestrian (1973)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lady Gray

Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mrs. Greville

1960s

11 titles ยท average score 62
3 Into 2 Won't Go
3 Into 2 Won't Go (1969)
GoodWatch score 55

as Belle

Secret Ceremony
Secret Ceremony (1968)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hannah

From Chekhov with Love
From Chekhov with Love (1968)

as Olga Knipper

Days in the Trees
Days in the Trees (1967)

as The Mother

The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses (1965)

TV show ยท as Margaret of Anjou

The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses (1965)

as Queen Margaret

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as The Rat Wife

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show ยท as The Mother

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show ยท as Rebekka West

The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard (1962)

as Madame Ranevsky

Terminus
Terminus (1961)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mother (uncredited)

1950s

1 title ยท average score 77
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story (1959)
GoodWatch score 77

as Mother Mathilde

1940s

2 titles
Quiet Wedding
Quiet Wedding (1941)

as Flower Lisle

Channel Incident
Channel Incident (1940)

as The Woman

1930s

3 titles ยท average score 75
Rhodes of Africa
Rhodes of Africa (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

as Anna Carpenter

The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps (1935)
GoodWatch score 86

as The Crofter's Wife Margaret

The Wandering Jew
The Wandering Jew (1933)

as Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)