Renée Asherson

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
May 19, 1915 (110 years old)
Death date
Oct 30, 2014

Renée Asherson

Known For

Bed
0h 50m
Movie 1995

Bed

Surreal drama about seven old people living in the same bed, by Jim Cartwright.

Harnessing Peacocks
1h 45m
Movie 1993

Harnessing Peacocks

Sir John Mills, Peter Davison and Serena Scott Thomas star in this warm, funny and romantic story of a woman forced to make a new life for herself in a Cornish seaside town. Based on Mary Wesley’s bestselling novel, «Harnessing Peacocks» is adapted by the multi-award-winning Andrew Davies.

Running Late
1h 15m
Movie 1992

Running Late

Television interviewer George Grant, renowned for his ability to get at the truth, is at the peak of his career. But when he receives a message at his office that his wife needs to see him urgently - a matter of life and death - his life is irreversibly altered. And so the frantic search begins for George Grant 's truth - and his wife.

Memento Mori
1h 38m
Movie 1992

Memento Mori

Several elderly friends and acquaintances in 1950s London are disturbed to receive mysterious telephone calls predicting their impending deaths...

Life After Life
1h 35m
Movie 1990

Life After Life

A 70 year old man gets shunned into a retirement home.

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1h 0m
Movie 1987

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror films in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Included are clips from Hammer productions and interviews with actors, actresses, directors and producers who worked on these films.

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).

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