Peggy Ashcroft
actress
- Gender: Female
- Birthday: 1907-12-22
- Day of Death: 1991-06-14 ( 84 years old )
- Place of Birth: Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
- Also Known As: Dame Peggy Ashcroft / Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft
- IMDB:nm0001919
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.