Renée Asherson
Born: 1915-05-19
Birthplace: 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
The Others
Theatre of Blood
Grey Owl
Caesar and Cleopatra
The Way Ahead
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
The Small Back Room
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Malta Story
Top Movie Credits
The Others
Old Lady
Theatre of Blood
Mrs. Maxwell
Caesar and Cleopatra
Iras (uncredited)
The Way Ahead
Marjorie Gillingham
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Tsarina
The Small Back Room
A.T.S. corporal
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
(archive footage)
Malta Story
Joan Rivers