7.6
Movie
Acting
Renée Asherson
- Born
- Died
- (aged 99)
- Birthplace
- Kensington, London, England, UK
- Credits
- 53 titles
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).
Signature work
Known For
7.6
Movie
7.5
TV
Midsomer Murders
6.7
Movie
Theatre of Blood
6.8
Movie
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
6.7
Movie
Henry V
5.9
Movie
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
5.7
Movie
Grey Owl
6.7
Movie
The Small Back Room
7.4
TV
Lovejoy
6.5
Movie
The Way Ahead
7.5
TV
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
6.6
Movie
Pool of London
6.0
Movie
The Way to the Stars
6.5
Movie
The Magic Box
6.3
Movie
Malta Story
5.8
Movie
Once a Jolly Swagman
8.3
TV
Tenko
4.9
Movie
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
Acting credits 53
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Others Film | Old Lady |
| 1999 | Grey Owl Film | |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders TV | Emily Simpson (1 ep) |
| 1995 | Bed Film | Marjorie |
| 1993 | Harnessing Peacocks Film | Louisa Fox |
| 1993 | Brighton Belles TV | Diana (1 ep) |
| 1992 | Running Late Film | Old Lady |
| 1992 | Memento Mori Film | Charmian Colston |
| 1991 | Performance TV | Marjorie (1 ep) |
| 1990 | Life After Life Film | Rosie Treadwell |
| 1989 | Norbert Smith: A Life Film | Lady Norbert |
| 1989 | Tom's Midnight Garden Film | Mrs Bartholomew |
| 1989 | Tom's Midnight Garden TV | Mrs Bartholomew (4 ep) |
| 1987 | Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood Film | (archive footage) |
| 1986 | Lovejoy TV | Baroness (1 ep) |
| 1985 | Time for Murder TV | Helen, Lady Sibley (1 ep) |
| 1985 | Romance on the Orient Express Film | Beatrice |
| 1985 | Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced TV | Miss Bunner (2 ep) |
| 1985 | Screen Two TV | Charmian Colston (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Love and Marriage TV | Dame Ursula Ford (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Edwin Film | Lady Margaret Truscott |
| 1981 | Tenko TV | Sylvia Ashburton (8 ep) |
| 1981 | Goodbye Darling TV | Maude Ransome (8 ep) |
| 1979 | A Man Called Intrepid TV | Mrs. Wainwright (3 ep) |
| 1978 | Disraeli TV | Lady Bradford (1 ep) |
| 1978 | Quiet as a Nun Film | Mother Ancilla |
| 1977 | Wind of Change Film | Lady Birt |
| 1977 | Jubilee 1977 TV | Lady Maude Birt (1 ep) |
| 1976 | The Portland Millions Film | Miss Robinson |
| 1976 | Victorian Scandals TV | Miss Robinson (1 ep) |
| 1976 | Clayhanger TV | Miss Gailey (7 ep) |
| 1974 | Miss Nightingale Film | Fanny Nightingale |
| 1973 | Away from It All TV | Evie (1 ep) |
| 1973 | Theatre of Blood Film | Mrs. Maxwell |
| 1973 | An Aspidistra in Babylon Film | Mother |
| 1972 | Country Matters TV | Mother (1 ep) |
| 1969 | Strange Report TV | Miss Dalton (1 ep) |
| 1969 | The Smashing Bird I Used to Know Film | Anne Johnson |
| 1966 | Rasputin: The Mad Monk Film | Tsarina |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre TV | Miss Parks (1 ep) |
| 1961 | The Day the Earth Caught Fire Film | Angela |
| 1960 | Sunday-Night Play TV | Fay Driver (1 ep) |
| 1954 | Time Is My Enemy Film | Barbara Everton |
| 1953 | Malta Story Film | Joan Rivers |
| 1952 | The Magic Box Film | Miss Tagg |
| 1951 | Pool of London Film | Sally |
| 1949 | The Cure for Love Film | Milly Southern |
| 1949 | The Small Back Room Film | A.T.S. corporal |
| 1949 | Once a Jolly Swagman Film | Pat |
| 1945 | Caesar and Cleopatra Film | Iras (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Way to the Stars Film | Iris Winterton |
| 1944 | Henry V Film | Princess Katherine |
| 1944 | The Way Ahead Film | Marjorie Gillingham |