Renée Asherson

Renée Asherson

Acting

Born:
1915-05-19
Died:
2014-10-30
Place of birth:
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

Filmography

The Others

The Others

7.62001Old Lady
Movie
Grey Owl

Grey Owl

5.71999
Movie
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

7.51997Emily Simpson
TV
Bed

Bed

7.01995Marjorie
Movie
Harnessing Peacocks

Harnessing Peacocks

5.01993Louisa Fox
Movie
Brighton Belles

Brighton Belles

4.21993Diana
TV
Running Late

Running Late

9.01992Old Lady
Movie
Memento Mori

Memento Mori

6.31992Charmian Colston
Movie
Performance

Performance

6.31991Marjorie
TV
Life After Life

Life After Life

1990Rosie Treadwell
Movie
Norbert Smith: A Life

Norbert Smith: A Life

8.01989Lady Norbert
Movie
Tom's Midnight Garden

Tom's Midnight Garden

8.41989Mrs Bartholomew
Movie
Tom's Midnight Garden

Tom's Midnight Garden

6.01989Mrs Bartholomew
TV
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

6.41987(archive footage)
Movie
Lovejoy

Lovejoy

7.41986Baroness
TV
Time for Murder

Time for Murder

4.01985Helen, Lady Sibley
TV
Romance on the Orient Express

Romance on the Orient Express

5.41985Beatrice
Movie
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

7.51985Miss Bunner
TV
Screen Two

Screen Two

7.11985Charmian Colston
TV
Love and Marriage

Love and Marriage

9.01984Dame Ursula Ford
TV
Edwin

Edwin

8.01984Lady Margaret Truscott
Movie
Tenko

Tenko

8.21981Sylvia Ashburton
TV
Goodbye Darling

Goodbye Darling

1981Maude Ransome
TV
A Man Called Intrepid

A Man Called Intrepid

7.01979Mrs. Wainwright
TV
Disraeli

Disraeli

7.61978Lady Bradford
TV
Quiet as a Nun

Quiet as a Nun

8.01978Mother Ancilla
Movie
Wind of Change

Wind of Change

1977Lady Birt
Movie
Jubilee 1977

Jubilee 1977

1977Lady Maude Birt
TV
The Portland Millions

The Portland Millions

1976Miss Robinson
Movie
Victorian Scandals

Victorian Scandals

10.01976Miss Robinson
TV
Clayhanger

Clayhanger

6.01976Miss Gailey
TV
Miss Nightingale

Miss Nightingale

1974Fanny Nightingale
Movie
Away from It All

Away from It All

1973Evie
TV
Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

6.81973Mrs. Maxwell
Movie
An Aspidistra in Babylon

An Aspidistra in Babylon

1973Mother
Movie
Country Matters

Country Matters

4.61972Mother
TV
Strange Report

Strange Report

7.71969Miss Dalton
TV
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know

The Smashing Bird I Used to Know

4.91969Anne Johnson
Movie
Rasputin: The Mad Monk

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

5.91966Tsarina
Movie
Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

4.21965Miss Parks
TV
The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

6.81961Angela
Movie
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

1960Fay Driver
TV
Time Is My Enemy

Time Is My Enemy

6.51954Barbara Everton
Movie
Malta Story

Malta Story

6.31953Joan Rivers
Movie
The Magic Box

The Magic Box

6.51952Miss Tagg
Movie
Pool of London

Pool of London

6.61951Sally
Movie
The Cure for Love

The Cure for Love

7.01949Milly Southern
Movie
The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

6.81949A.T.S. corporal
Movie
Once a Jolly Swagman

Once a Jolly Swagman

5.81949Pat
Movie
Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

6.21946Iras (uncredited)
Movie
The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

6.01945Iris Winterton
Movie
Henry V

Henry V

6.71944Princess Katherine
Movie
The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead

6.51944Marjorie Gillingham
Movie