Peggy Ashcroft
Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft
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Born into a middle-class family in Croydon, she pursued acting despite parental opposition, enrolling at the Central School of Speech and Drama at sixteen and graduating with a diploma in dramatic art in 1927. Her early stage work began at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, and within two years she secured a West End role, launching a five-decade presence in British theatre that included long-term…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
