Renée Asherson

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).

More details

Known For

Filmography

2001

The Others
The Others
as Old Lady
Movie - Released: 8/2/2001

1999

Grey Owl
Grey Owl
Movie - Released: 10/1/1999

1997

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Emily Simpson
TV - Released: 3/23/1997

1995

Bed
Bed
as Marjorie
Movie - Released: 10/20/1995

1993

Harnessing Peacocks
Harnessing Peacocks
as Louisa Fox
Movie - Released: 11/28/1993
Brighton Belles
Brighton Belles
as Diana
TV - Released: 3/9/1993

1992

Running Late
Running Late
as Old Lady
Movie - Released: 10/11/1992
Memento Mori
Memento Mori
as Charmian Colston
Movie - Released: 4/19/1992

1991

Performance
Performance
as Marjorie
TV - Released: 10/5/1991

1990

Life After Life
Life After Life
as Rosie Treadwell
Movie - Released: 12/30/1990

1989

Norbert Smith: A Life
Norbert Smith: A Life
as Lady Norbert
Movie - Released: 11/3/1989
Tom's Midnight Garden
Tom's Midnight Garden
as Mrs. Bartholemew
TV - Released: 1/4/1989

1987

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/26/1987

1986

Lovejoy
Lovejoy
as Baroness
TV - Released: 1/10/1986

1985

Romance on the Orient Express
Romance on the Orient Express
as Beatrice
Movie - Released: 3/4/1985
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
as Miss Bunner
TV - Released: 2/28/1985
Time for Murder
Time for Murder
as Helen, Lady Sibley
TV - Released: 11/9/1985
Screen Two
Screen Two
as Charmian Colston
TV - Released: 1/6/1985

1984

Edwin
Edwin
as Lady Margaret Truscott
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984

1981

Tenko
Tenko
as Sylvia Ashburton
TV - Released: 10/22/1981

1979

A Man Called Intrepid
A Man Called Intrepid
as Mrs. Wainwright
TV - Released: 5/7/1979

1978

Movie
Quiet as a Nun
as Mother Ancilla
Movie - Released: 4/11/1978
Disraeli
Disraeli
as Lady Bradford
TV - Released: 9/5/1978

1977

Movie
Wind of Change
as Lady Birt
Movie - Released: 5/1/1977

1976

The Portland Millions
The Portland Millions
as Miss Robinson
Movie - Released: 9/17/1976
TV
Victorian Scandals
as Miss Robinson
TV - Released: 9/3/1976
Clayhanger
Clayhanger
as Miss Gailey
TV - Released: 1/1/1976

1974

Movie
Miss Nightingale
as Fanny Nightingale
Movie - Released: 1/1/1974

1973

Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood
as Mrs. Maxwell
Movie - Released: 3/16/1973

1969

The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
as Anne Johnson
Movie - Released: 8/25/1969
Strange Report
Strange Report
as Miss Dalton
TV - Released: 9/21/1969

1966

Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
as Tsarina
Movie - Released: 3/6/1966

1961

The Day the Earth Caught Fire
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
as Angela
Movie - Released: 11/1/1961

1960

TV
Sunday-Night Play
as Fay Driver
TV - Released: 9/25/1960

1954

Time Is My Enemy
Time Is My Enemy
as Barbara Everton
Movie - Released: 9/1/1954

1953

Malta Story
Malta Story
as Joan Rivers
Movie - Released: 6/1/1953

1952

The Magic Box
The Magic Box
as Miss Tagg
Movie - Released: 1/1/1952

1951

Pool of London
Pool of London
as Sally
Movie - Released: 2/20/1951

1949

The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room
as A.T.S. corporal
Movie - Released: 2/21/1949
Once a Jolly Swagman
Once a Jolly Swagman
as Pat
Movie - Released: 2/2/1949
The Cure for Love
The Cure for Love
as Milly Southern
Movie - Released: 12/29/1949

1945

The Way to the Stars
The Way to the Stars
as Iris Winterton
Movie - Released: 6/16/1945
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Iras (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/11/1945

1944

Henry V
Henry V
as Princess Katherine
Movie - Released: 11/24/1944
The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead
as Marjorie Gillingham
Movie - Released: 6/9/1944