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
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Henry V
Henry V

1944

as Princess Katherine

Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood

1973

as Mrs. Maxwell

The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead

1944

as Marjorie Gillingham

Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Rasputin: The Mad Monk

1966

as Tsarina

Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

as Iras (uncredited)

Malta Story
Malta Story

1953

as Joan Rivers

The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room

1949

as A.T.S. corporal

The Magic Box
The Magic Box

1952

as Miss Tagg

The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
Pool of London
Pool of London

1951

as Sally

Memento Mori
Memento Mori

1992

as Charmian Colston

Romance on the Orient Express
Edwin
Edwin

1984

as Lady Margaret Truscott

Running Late
Running Late

1992

as Old Lady

The Way to the Stars
The Way to the Stars

1945

as Iris Winterton

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

1987

as (archive footage)

Bed
Bed

1995

as Marjorie