Peggy Ashcroft

Date of Birth: 1907-12-22

Place of Birth: Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

Biography: ​Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, DBE, (22 December 1907 - 14 June 1991) known professionally as Peggy Ashcroft, was an English actress whose career spanned more than sixty years. Born to a comfortable middle-class family, Ashcroft was determined from an early age to become an actress, despite parental opposition.