Renée Asherson

Person

Renée Asherson

Born 19 May 1915 Died 30 October 2014, aged 99 Kensington, London, England, UK TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
29age in their first credit on record (1944)
57years on screen and counting
4credits in 1985, their busiest year
52dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Others poster Age: 86

The Others

2001
as Old Lady
Grey Owl poster Age: 84

Grey Owl

1999
Bed poster Age: 80

Bed

1995
as Marjorie
Harnessing Peacocks poster Age: 78

Harnessing Peacocks

1993
as Louisa Fox
Running Late poster Age: 77

Running Late

1992
as Old Lady
Memento Mori poster Age: 76

Memento Mori

1992
as Charmian Colston
Life After Life poster Age: 75

Life After Life

1990
as Rosie Treadwell
Norbert Smith: A Life poster Age: 74

Norbert Smith: A Life

1989
as Lady Norbert
Tom's Midnight Garden poster Age: 73

Tom's Midnight Garden

1989
as Mrs Bartholomew
Romance on the Orient Express poster Age: 69

Romance on the Orient Express

1985
as Beatrice
Edwin poster Age: 68

Edwin

1984
as Lady Margaret Truscott
Quiet as a Nun poster Age: 62

Quiet as a Nun

1978
as Mother Ancilla
No poster
Age: 61

Wind of Change

1977
as Lady Birt
The Portland Millions poster Age: 61

The Portland Millions

1976
as Miss Robinson
No poster
Age: 58

Miss Nightingale

1974
as Fanny Nightingale
Theatre of Blood poster Age: 57

Theatre of Blood

1973
as Mrs. Maxwell
No poster
Age: 57

An Aspidistra in Babylon

1973
as Mother
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know poster Age: 54

The Smashing Bird I Used to Know

1969
as Anne Johnson
Rasputin: The Mad Monk poster Age: 50

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

1966
as Tsarina
The Day the Earth Caught Fire poster Age: 46

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

1961
as Angela
Time Is My Enemy poster Age: 39

Time Is My Enemy

1954
as Barbara Everton
Malta Story poster Age: 38

Malta Story

1953
as Joan Rivers
The Magic Box poster Age: 36

The Magic Box

1952
as Miss Tagg
Pool of London poster Age: 35

Pool of London

1951
as Sally
The Cure for Love poster Age: 34

The Cure for Love

1949
as Milly Southern
The Small Back Room poster Age: 33

The Small Back Room

1949
as A.T.S. corporal
Once a Jolly Swagman poster Age: 33

Once a Jolly Swagman

1949
as Pat
Caesar and Cleopatra poster Age: 30

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945
as Iras (uncredited)
The Way to the Stars poster Age: 30

The Way to the Stars

1945
as Iris Winterton
Henry V poster Age: 29

Henry V

1944
as Princess Katherine
The Way Ahead poster Age: 29

The Way Ahead

1944
as Marjorie Gillingham
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TV credits

Newest first
Midsomer Murders poster Age: 81

Midsomer Murders

1997
as Emily Simpson
Brighton Belles poster Age: 77

Brighton Belles

1993
as Diana
Performance poster Age: 76

Performance

1991
as Marjorie
Tom's Midnight Garden poster Age: 73

Tom's Midnight Garden

1989
as Mrs Bartholomew
Lovejoy poster Age: 70

Lovejoy

1986
as Baroness
Time for Murder poster Age: 70

Time for Murder

1985
as Helen, Lady Sibley
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced poster Age: 69

Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

1985
as Miss Bunner
Screen Two poster Age: 69

Screen Two

1985
as Charmian Colston
No poster
Age: 68

Love and Marriage

1984
as Dame Ursula Ford
Tenko poster Age: 66

Tenko

1981
as Sylvia Ashburton
No poster
Age: 66

Goodbye Darling

1981
as Maude Ransome
A Man Called Intrepid poster Age: 63

A Man Called Intrepid

1979
as Mrs. Wainwright
Disraeli poster Age: 63

Disraeli

1978
as Lady Bradford
No poster
Age: 61

Jubilee 1977

1977
as Lady Maude Birt
Victorian Scandals poster Age: 61

Victorian Scandals

1976
as Miss Robinson
Clayhanger poster Age: 60

Clayhanger

1976
as Miss Gailey
No poster
Age: 57

Away from It All

1973
as Evie
Country Matters poster Age: 57

Country Matters

1972
as Mother
Strange Report poster Age: 54

Strange Report

1969
as Miss Dalton
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster Age: 50

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
as Miss Parks
No poster
Age: 45

Sunday-Night Play

1960
as Fay Driver
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