Peggy Ashcroft

Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft (22 December 1907 – 14 June 1991) known professionally as Peggy Ashcroft, was an English actress whose career spanned more than 60 years.

Peggy Ashcroft 1936

Quotes

• I think I'm going to be overexposed after total anonymity.
• [1] Peggy joked in an interview in 1984.
• I never thought I was subject matter for an Oscar. How wonderful to be given it, I’ve been killed with kindness.
• [2] Peggy while receiving oscar award in 1985.

Quotes about Peggy Ashcroft

• It was as if all the lights had suddenly gone up. It is true even in her own living room.
  • [3] Alec Guinness describe how the actress enter a room in 1985.
• a quite wonderful woman and actress, which were indivisible in her case.
  • [4] Actress Diana Rigg remembered her in 1991 after demise.
• While we watch her, we view the world through the eyes of a great person.
  • [5] Director Trevor Nunn while presenting her an award in 1991.

External links

• IMDb