RENÉE ASHERSON
Renée Asherson
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: May 19, 1915
Deathday: October 30, 2014
Place of Birth: Kensington, London, England, UK
Biography
Dorothy Renée Ascherson, known professionally as Renée Asherson, was an English actress. Much of her theatrical career was spent in Shakespearean plays, appearing at such venues as the Old Vic, the Liverpool Playhouse, and the Westminster Theatre. Her first stage appearance was on 17 October 1935, aged 20, and her first major film appearance was in The Way Ahead (1944). Her last film appearance was in The Others (2001).
Filmography
Starring
2001·
The OthersOld Lady
1999·
Grey Owl1997·
Midsomer MurdersEmily Simpson
1995·
BedMarjorie
1993·
Brighton BellesDiana
1993·
Harnessing PeacocksLouisa Fox
1992·
Memento MoriCharmian Colston
1992·
Running LateOld Lady
1991·
PerformanceMarjorie
1990·
Life After LifeRosie Treadwell
Mrs. Bartholemew
Lady Norbert
(archive footage)
1986·
LovejoyBaroness
1985·
Screen TwoCharmian Colston
1985·
Time for MurderHelen, Lady Sibley
Miss Bunner
Beatrice
1984·
EdwinLady Margaret Truscott
1981·
TenkoSylvia Ashburton
Mrs. Wainwright
1978·
DisraeliLady Bradford
1978·
Quiet as a NunMother Ancilla
1976·
Victorian ScandalsMiss Robinson
Miss Robinson
1974·
Miss NightingaleFanny Nightingale
1973·
Theatre of BloodMrs. Maxwell
1969·
Strange ReportMiss Dalton
Anne Johnson
Tsarina
Angela
1960·
Sunday-Night PlayFay Driver
1954·
Time Is My EnemyBarbara Everton
1953·
Malta StoryJoan Rivers
1952·
The Magic BoxMiss Tagg
1951·
Pool of LondonSally
1949·
The Cure for LoveMilly Southern
1949·
Once a Jolly SwagmanPat
1949·
The Small Back RoomA.T.S. corporal
1945·
Caesar and CleopatraIras (uncredited)
1945·
The Way to the StarsIris Winterton
1944·
The Way AheadMarjorie Gillingham
1944·
Henry VPrincess Katherine