Acting
Renée Asherson
Born May 19, 1915 · Kensington, London, England, UK · Died October 30, 2014
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
7.6
The Others
Old Lady
7.9
Midsomer Murders
Emily Simpson
7.1
Theatre of Blood
Mrs. Maxwell
7.2
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Angela
7.0
Henry V
Princess Katherine
6.2
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Tsarina
6.1
Grey Owl
1999 · Movie
7.1
The Small Back Room
A.T.S. corporal
6.2
Caesar and Cleopatra
Iras (uncredited)
7.8
Lovejoy
Baroness
6.9
The Way Ahead
Marjorie Gillingham
8.0
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
Miss Bunner
7.1
Pool of London
Sally
7.2
The Way to the Stars
Iris Winterton
7.0
The Magic Box
Miss Tagg
6.5
Malta Story
Joan Rivers
6.4
Once a Jolly Swagman
Pat
8.5
Tenko
Sylvia Ashburton
5.0
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
Anne Johnson
6.2
Time Is My Enemy
Barbara Everton
Filmography
- 2001The OthersOld LadyMovie
- 1999Grey OwlMovie
- 1997Midsomer MurdersEmily SimpsonSeries
- 1995BedMarjorieMovie
- 1993Harnessing PeacocksLouisa FoxMovie
- 1993Brighton BellesDianaSeries
- 1992Running LateOld LadyMovie
- 1992Memento MoriCharmian ColstonMovie
- 1991PerformanceMarjorieSeries
- 1990Life After LifeRosie TreadwellMovie
- 1989Norbert Smith: A LifeLady NorbertMovie
- 1989Tom's Midnight GardenMrs BartholomewMovie
- 1989Tom's Midnight GardenMrs BartholomewSeries
- 1987Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood(archive footage)Movie
- 1986LovejoyBaronessSeries
- 1985Time for MurderHelen, Lady SibleySeries
- 1985Romance on the Orient ExpressBeatriceMovie
- 1985Miss Marple: A Murder Is AnnouncedMiss BunnerSeries
- 1985Screen TwoCharmian ColstonSeries
- 1984Love and MarriageDame Ursula FordSeries
- 1984EdwinLady Margaret TruscottMovie
- 1981TenkoSylvia AshburtonSeries
- 1981Goodbye DarlingMaude RansomeSeries
- 1979A Man Called IntrepidMrs. WainwrightSeries
- 1978DisraeliLady BradfordSeries
- 1978Quiet as a NunMother AncillaMovie
- 1977Wind of ChangeLady BirtMovie
- 1977Jubilee 1977Lady Maude BirtSeries
- 1976The Portland MillionsMiss RobinsonMovie
- 1976Victorian ScandalsMiss RobinsonSeries
- 1976ClayhangerMiss GaileySeries
- 1974Miss NightingaleFanny NightingaleMovie
- 1973Away from It AllEvieSeries
- 1973Theatre of BloodMrs. MaxwellMovie
- 1973An Aspidistra in BabylonMotherMovie
- 1972Country MattersMotherSeries
- 1969Strange ReportMiss DaltonSeries
- 1969The Smashing Bird I Used to KnowAnne JohnsonMovie
- 1966Rasputin: The Mad MonkTsarinaMovie
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreMiss ParksSeries
- 1961The Day the Earth Caught FireAngelaMovie
- 1960Sunday-Night PlayFay DriverSeries
- 1954Time Is My EnemyBarbara EvertonMovie
- 1953Malta StoryJoan RiversMovie
- 1952The Magic BoxMiss TaggMovie
- 1951Pool of LondonSallyMovie
- 1949The Cure for LoveMilly SouthernMovie
- 1949The Small Back RoomA.T.S. corporalMovie
- 1949Once a Jolly SwagmanPatMovie
- 1945Caesar and CleopatraIras (uncredited)Movie
- 1945The Way to the StarsIris WintertonMovie
- 1944Henry VPrincess KatherineMovie
- 1944The Way AheadMarjorie GillinghamMovie