Renée Asherson

Renée Asherson

1915-05-19 – 2014-10-30 (age 99) Kensington, London, England, UK
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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).

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Known For

The Others
The Others

2001

as Old Lady

Grey Owl
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

as Iras (uncredited)

Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood

1973

as Mrs. Maxwell

Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Rasputin: The Mad Monk

1966

as Tsarina

Memento Mori
Memento Mori

1992

as Charmian Colston

The Day the Earth Caught Fire
The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room

1949

as A.T.S. corporal

Henry V
Henry V

1944

as Princess Katherine

The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead

1944

as Marjorie Gillingham

The Magic Box
The Magic Box

1952

as Miss Tagg

Malta Story
Malta Story

1953

as Joan Rivers

Pool of London
Pool of London

1951

as Sally

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987

as (archive footage)

Romance on the Orient Express
Bed
Bed

1995

as Marjorie

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Once a Jolly Swagman
Edwin
Edwin

1984

as Lady Margaret Truscott

Harnessing Peacocks
Harnessing Peacocks

1993

as Louisa Fox