Dame Peggy Ashcroft (1907-1991), Actress
Dame Edith Margaret Emily ('Peggy') Ashcroft
Sitter in 40 portraits
Ashcroft was a dominant star of the British stage for more than fifty years, playing leading roles in Shakespeare, Chekhov and in a wide variety of tragic, comic, classical and contemporary theatre. Later performances included her Oscar-winning portrayal of Mrs Moore in the film A Passage to India (1985) and Barbie in ITV's The Jewel in the Crown (1984).
by Gordon Anthony
bromide print, circa 1936
NPG x38421
John Gielgud; Dame Edith Evans (Dame Edith Mary Booth); Dame Peggy Ashcroft in 'The Seagull'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x14517
Dame Peggy Ashcroft as Nina in 'The Seagull'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x2471
by Cecil Beaton
vintage bromide print on white card mount, 1940
NPG x14009
by Cecil Beaton
bromide print, 12 December 1940
NPG x40003
Dame Edith Margaret Emily ('Peggy') Ashcroft
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by Georges Maiteny
vintage bromide print, 1950s
NPG x136492
by Jorge ('J.S.') Lewinski
bromide print on card mount, 1968
NPG x13702
by Trevor Leighton
bromide print, 11 June 1989
NPG x35355
John Gielgud; Dame Peggy Ashcroft; George Howe
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x14497
John Gielgud; Dame Peggy Ashcroft as Romeo and Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x14498
John Gielgud; Dame Peggy Ashcroft as Romeo and Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x14500
John Gielgud; Dame Peggy Ashcroft; George Howe
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x14504
John Gielgud; Dame Peggy Ashcroft
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x14521
John Gielgud; Dame Peggy Ashcroft
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x14522
John Gielgud; Dame Peggy Ashcroft
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x14524
John Gielgud; Dame Peggy Ashcroft
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x14525
John Gielgud; Dame Peggy Ashcroft
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x14526
John Gielgud; Dame Peggy Ashcroft; Dame Edith Evans (Dame Edith Mary Booth) in 'The Seagull'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x14518
Dame Peggy Ashcroft as Mrs Moore in 'A Passage to India'
by Frank Connor
C-type colour print from original transparency, 1984
NPG x126901
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