Renée Asherson

Renée Asherson

Known for
Acting
Born
May 19, 1915
Died
October 30, 2014 (aged 99)
Birthplace
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).

Known For

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Filmography

2001
The Others poster

The Others

Movie · as Old Lady

1999
Grey Owl poster

Grey Owl

Movie

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Emily Simpson · 1 ep

1995
Bed poster

Bed

Movie · as Marjorie

1993
Harnessing Peacocks poster

Harnessing Peacocks

Movie · as Louisa Fox

1993
Brighton Belles poster

Brighton Belles

TV · as Diana · 1 ep

1992
Running Late poster

Running Late

Movie · as Old Lady

1992
Memento Mori poster

Memento Mori

Movie · as Charmian Colston

1991
Performance poster

Performance

TV · as Marjorie · 1 ep

1990
Life After Life poster

Life After Life

Movie · as Rosie Treadwell

1989
Norbert Smith: A Life poster

Norbert Smith: A Life

Movie · as Lady Norbert

1989
Tom's Midnight Garden poster

Tom's Midnight Garden

Movie · as Mrs Bartholomew

1989
Tom's Midnight Garden poster

Tom's Midnight Garden

TV · as Mrs Bartholomew · 4 eps

1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood poster

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Movie · as (archive footage)

1986
Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy

TV · as Baroness · 1 ep

1985
Romance on the Orient Express poster

Romance on the Orient Express

Movie · as Beatrice

1985
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced poster

Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

TV · as Miss Bunner · 2 eps

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Charmian Colston · 1 ep

1985
Time for Murder poster

Time for Murder

TV · as Helen, Lady Sibley · 1 ep

1984
Edwin poster

Edwin

Movie · as Lady Margaret Truscott

1984
Love and Marriage

Love and Marriage

TV · as Dame Ursula Ford · 1 ep

1981
Tenko poster

Tenko

TV · as Sylvia Ashburton · 8 eps

1981
Goodbye Darling

Goodbye Darling

TV · as Maude Ransome · 8 eps

1979
A Man Called Intrepid poster

A Man Called Intrepid

TV · as Mrs. Wainwright · 3 eps

1978
Quiet as a Nun poster

Quiet as a Nun

Movie · as Mother Ancilla

1978
Disraeli poster

Disraeli

TV · as Lady Bradford · 1 ep

1977
Wind of Change

Wind of Change

Movie · as Lady Birt

1977
Jubilee 1977

Jubilee 1977

TV · as Lady Maude Birt · 1 ep

1976
The Portland Millions poster

The Portland Millions

Movie · as Miss Robinson

1976
Clayhanger poster

Clayhanger

TV · as Miss Gailey · 7 eps

1976
Victorian Scandals poster

Victorian Scandals

TV · as Miss Robinson · 1 ep

1974
Miss Nightingale

Miss Nightingale

Movie · as Fanny Nightingale

1973
Theatre of Blood poster

Theatre of Blood

Movie · as Mrs. Maxwell

1973
An Aspidistra in Babylon

An Aspidistra in Babylon

Movie · as Mother

1973
Away from It All

Away from It All

TV · as Evie · 1 ep

1972
Country Matters poster

Country Matters

TV · as Mother · 1 ep

1969
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know poster

The Smashing Bird I Used to Know

Movie · as Anne Johnson

1969
Strange Report poster

Strange Report

TV · as Miss Dalton · 1 ep

1966
Rasputin: The Mad Monk poster

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

Movie · as Tsarina

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as Miss Parks · 1 ep

1961
The Day the Earth Caught Fire poster

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Movie · as Angela

1960
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

TV · as Fay Driver · 1 ep

1954
Time Is My Enemy poster

Time Is My Enemy

Movie · as Barbara Everton

1953
Malta Story poster

Malta Story

Movie · as Joan Rivers

1952
The Magic Box poster

The Magic Box

Movie · as Miss Tagg

1951
Pool of London poster

Pool of London

Movie · as Sally

1949
The Small Back Room poster

The Small Back Room

Movie · as A.T.S. corporal

1949
Once a Jolly Swagman poster

Once a Jolly Swagman

Movie · as Pat

1949
The Cure for Love poster

The Cure for Love

Movie · as Milly Southern

1946
Caesar and Cleopatra poster

Caesar and Cleopatra

Movie · as Iras (uncredited)

1945
The Way to the Stars poster

The Way to the Stars

Movie · as Iris Winterton

1944
Henry V poster

Henry V

Movie · as Princess Katherine

1944
The Way Ahead poster

The Way Ahead

Movie · as Marjorie Gillingham