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Ashcroft, Dame Peggy
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Ashcroft, Dame Peggy

 orig. Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft

(born Dec. 22, 1907, Croydon, London, Eng.—died June 14, 1991, London) British actress. She made her debut in 1927 and appeared from 1932 with the Old Vic company, winning acclaim in Romeo and Juliet (1935). She starred in more than 100 stage productions, playing comedy and tragedy with equal success. One of the great actresses of the British stage, she was a founding member of the Royal Shakespeare Co. (1961) and later a director. She acted in films such as The Thirty-nine Steps (1935) and A Passage to India (1984, Academy Award) and in the television series The Jewel in the Crown (1984).
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Sumptuously filmed in the epic Lean style, with a glittering cast including Peggy Ashcroft, James Jox, Judy Davis and Victor Bannerjee.
A Passage to India (CH5, 2.10pm, Sat) by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
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Quiz of the Day by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
All four Best TV Actress nominations at that year's BAFTAs went to stars of the series, with Dame Peggy Ashcroft, who also starred in A Passage To India, winning.
TV TIMES PAST; The Jewel in The Crown by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
 
 
 
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