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.
Quotes
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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.
