Peggy Ashcroft Quotes

British actress (1907-1991)

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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.

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Birth Name: Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft

Alternative Names: Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft • Dame Peggy Ashcroft • Dame Peggy (Edith Margaret Emily) Ashcroft

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Peggy joked in an interview in 1984.

I think I'm going to be overexposed after total anonymity.

Peggy while receiving oscar award in 1985.

I never thought I was subject matter for an Oscar. How wonderful to be given it, I’ve been killed with kindness.