Dame Peggy Ashcroft
(1907-1991), ActressDame Edith Margaret Emily ('Peggy') Ashcroft
Sitter in 43 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).
Carol Goodner; Dame Peggy Ashcroft; Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1938
NPG P928
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 27 May 1977
NPG P1137
by Rodrigo Moynihan
oil on canvas, 1984
NPG 5712
by Sasha (Alexander Stewart)
bromide print, 7 November 1929
NPG x45960
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 12 November 1934
NPG x22294
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 12 November 1934
NPG x22295
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 12 November 1934
NPG x22296
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 12 November 1934
NPG x22297
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 12 November 1934
NPG x138967
John Gielgud; Dame Peggy Ashcroft as Romeo and Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x14505
Dame Peggy Ashcroft as Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet'
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1935
NPG x10327
Dame Peggy Ashcroft as Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet'
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1935
NPG x10328
Dame Peggy Ashcroft as Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet'
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1935
NPG x10329
Dame Peggy Ashcroft as Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet'
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1935
NPG x10330
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
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
Dame Peggy Ashcroft as Juliet in 'Romeo and Juliet'
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1935
NPG x2472
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