Renée Asherson
Biography
Renée Asherson was a British actress whose career centered on Shakespearean theater and film. Born in Kensington, London, she trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art before making her stage debut in 1935 in John Gielgud's production of Romeo and Juliet. She joined the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and later appeared at the Old Vic, taking roles in The Tempest, Twelfth Night, and King John. At the Westminster Theatre she earned strong notices in The Cure for Love, and at the Aldwych Theatre she played Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing and Stella in the first London production of A Streetcar Named Desire. Her first major film was The Way Ahead (1944), and she played Princess Katherine in Laurence Olivier's Henry V (1944). Other films included The Way to the Stars (1945), The Magic Box (1952), and, as her final screen role, The Others (2001). On television she appeared in Clayhanger, Tenko, and Midsomer Murders.
99years old at death
- Born Kensington
- Died London
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Also credited as Dorothy Renee Ascherson and Renee Asherson
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 57 years1944 to 2001
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A role that slipped away
In 1945 Asherson earned strong reviews at the Westminster Theatre for Walter Greenwood's The Cure for Love, playing opposite Robert Donat. Laurence Olivier invited her to his Old Vic company, yet she stayed with Donat.
Beyond film
At the Aldwych Theatre in 1949, Asherson took the role of Stella in the first London staging of A Streetcar Named Desire. Olivier directed, and Vivien Leigh appeared as Blanche.
Renée Asherson movies on Netflix
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Also two films together4 more actors
- Leslie BanksThe Small Back Room (1949) and Henry V (1944)
- Eric SykesThe Others (2001) and Theatre of Blood (1973)
- Bonar ColleanoPool of London (1951) and The Way to the Stars (1945)
- Joan DowlingThe Magic Box (1952) and Pool of London (1951)
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Online
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