Renée Asherson

Renée Asherson

Known for

Acting

Born

May 19, 1915

Birthplace

Kensington, London, England, UK

Died

October 30, 2014 (aged 99)

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).

Best known work

The Others

The Others

2001

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997

Theatre of Blood

Theatre of Blood

1973

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

1961

Henry V

Henry V

1944

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

1966

Grey Owl

Grey Owl

1999

The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

1949

Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

1986

Filmography

2001
The Others
as Old Lady
1999
Grey Owl
1997
Midsomer MurdersTV
as Emily Simpson (1 episode)
1995
Bed
as Marjorie
1993
Harnessing Peacocks
as Louisa Fox
1993
Brighton BellesTV
as Diana (1 episode)
1992
Running Late
as Old Lady
1992
Memento Mori
as Charmian Colston
1991
PerformanceTV
as Marjorie (1 episode)
1990
Life After Life
as Rosie Treadwell
1989
Norbert Smith: A Life
as Lady Norbert
1989
Tom's Midnight Garden
as Mrs Bartholomew
1989
Tom's Midnight GardenTV
as Mrs Bartholomew (4 episodes)
1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
as (archive footage)
1986
LovejoyTV
as Baroness (1 episode)
1985
Time for MurderTV
as Helen, Lady Sibley (1 episode)
1985
Romance on the Orient Express
as Beatrice
1985
Miss Marple: A Murder Is AnnouncedTV
as Miss Bunner (2 episodes)
1985
Screen TwoTV
as Charmian Colston (1 episode)
1984
Love and MarriageTV
as Dame Ursula Ford (1 episode)
1984
Edwin
as Lady Margaret Truscott
1981
TenkoTV
as Sylvia Ashburton (8 episodes)
1981
Goodbye DarlingTV
as Maude Ransome (8 episodes)
1979
A Man Called IntrepidTV
as Mrs. Wainwright (3 episodes)
1978
DisraeliTV
as Lady Bradford (1 episode)