
Renée Asherson
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1915-05-19
- Died
- 2014-10-30
- Place of birth
- Kensington, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Рене Эшерсон · Dorothy Renée Ascherson
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
TV Shows (18)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Emily Simpson

Screen Two
1985
as Charmian Colston

Lovejoy
1986
as Baroness

Performance
1991
as Marjorie
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Fay Driver

Tenko
1981
as Sylvia Ashburton

Strange Report
1969
as Miss Dalton

Country Matters
1972
as Mother

Time for Murder
1985
as Helen, Lady Sibley

Victorian Scandals
1976
as Miss Robinson

Clayhanger
1976
as Miss Gailey
Jubilee 1977
1977
as Lady Maude Birt

Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
1985
as Miss Bunner
Love and Marriage
1984
as Dame Ursula Ford

Disraeli
1978
as Lady Bradford

Brighton Belles
1993
as Diana

Tom's Midnight Garden
1989
as Mrs Bartholomew

A Man Called Intrepid
1979
as Mrs. Wainwright
Movies (32)

The Others
2001
as Old Lady

Grey Owl
1999

Theatre of Blood
1973
as Mrs. Maxwell

Henry V
1944
as Princess Katherine

The Way Ahead
1944
as Marjorie Gillingham

Malta Story
1953
as Joan Rivers

The Day the Earth Caught Fire
1961
as Angela

Caesar and Cleopatra
1945
as Iras (uncredited)

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
as (archive footage)

Rasputin: The Mad Monk
1966
as Tsarina

The Magic Box
1952
as Miss Tagg

Pool of London
1951
as Sally

The Small Back Room
1949
as A.T.S. corporal

Norbert Smith: A Life
1989
as Lady Norbert

Running Late
1992
as Old Lady

Memento Mori
1992
as Charmian Colston

Romance on the Orient Express
1985
as Beatrice

The Way to the Stars
1945
as Iris Winterton

The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
1969
as Anne Johnson

Once a Jolly Swagman
1949
as Pat

Bed
1995
as Marjorie

Harnessing Peacocks
1993
as Louisa Fox
An Aspidistra in Babylon
1973
as Mother

Time Is My Enemy
1954
as Barbara Everton

Edwin
1984
as Lady Margaret Truscott

The Cure for Love
1949
as Milly Southern

Life After Life
1990
as Rosie Treadwell
Miss Nightingale
1974
as Fanny Nightingale

The Portland Millions
1976
as Miss Robinson

Quiet as a Nun
1978
as Mother Ancilla

Tom's Midnight Garden
1989
as Mrs Bartholomew
Wind of Change
1977
as Lady Birt
About Renée Asherson
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). With 50 credits spanning from 1944 to 2001, Renée Asherson has appeared in 32 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Renée Asherson Movies
- The Others (2001) — as Old Lady
- Grey Owl (1999)
- Theatre of Blood (1973) — as Mrs. Maxwell
- Henry V (1944) — as Princess Katherine
- The Way Ahead (1944) — as Marjorie Gillingham
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