Acting
Peggy Ashcroft
- Titles
- 29movies11TV shows
- Career
Active from 1935 to 1989, with a break from 1941 to 1958, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 16top three billing
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
Edward & Mrs. Simpson87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.0average 2.6
- Melancholy6.7average 4.7
- Social Commentary6.9average 4.9
- Politics4.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.6
- Pathos6.6average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Romance4.6average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.6, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.6, average 5.1
- Violence2.9, average 4.3
- Fantasy0.4, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 4
- Psychological Drama 4
- Social Commentary 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Character Study 3
- Intrigue 3
- Cultural Clash 2
- Melancholy 2
- Shakespearean Adaptation 2
- British Cinema 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Peter HallActorThe Wars of the Roses, She's Been Away, The Wars of the Roses, 3 Into 2 Won't Go, The Pedestrian
John SchlesingerActorSunday Bloody Sunday, Madame Sousatzka, Days in the Trees, Terminus
Ian HolmActorThe Wars of the Roses, Murder by the Book, The Cherry Orchard
Rosalie CrutchleyActorThe Nun's Story, She's Been Away
Jane BookerActorA Perfect Spy, Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
John GielgudActorThe Cherry Orchard, From Chekhov with Love
Dorothy TutinActorThe Cherry Orchard, From Chekhov with Love
Maurice DenhamActorSunday Bloody Sunday, From Chekhov with Love
David WarnerActorThe Wars of the Roses, The Wars of the Roses
Paul HardwickActorThe Wars of the Roses, The Cherry Orchard
Victor BanerjeeActorA Passage to India, Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
James FoxActorA Passage to India, She's Been Away
Movies and TV shows
131980s
5 titles · average score 75
72
Madame Sousatzka (1988)
as Lady Emily
69
A Perfect Spy (1987)
TV show · as Miss Dubber
83
When the Wind Blows (1986)
as Hilda Bloggs (voice)
76
A Passage to India (1984)
as Mrs. Moore
74
The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
TV show · as Barbie Batchelor
1970s
2 titles · average score 69
71
Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978)
TV show · as Queen Mary
67
The Pedestrian (1973)
as Lady Gray
1960s
4 titles · average score 61
61
Secret Ceremony (1968)
as Hannah
The Wars of the Roses (1965)
TV show · as Margaret of Anjou
The Wars of the Roses (1965)
as Queen Margaret
The Wednesday Play (1964)
TV show · as The Mother
1950s
1 title · average score 77
77
The Nun's Story (1959)
as Mother Mathilde
1930s
1 title
The Wandering Jew (1933)
as Olalla Quintana (Phase IV)