Renée Asherson Net Worth
Renée Asherson Net Worth is
$20 Million
Renée Asherson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Renée Asherson (19 May 1915 – 30 October 2014) was an English actress of stage, film and television. Much of Asherson's 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), directed by Alejandro Amenábar. | Date Of Birth | May 19, 1915, Kensington, London, United Kingdom |
| Died | October 30, 2014, Primrose Hill, London, United Kingdom |
| Place Of Birth | Kensington, London, England, UK |
| Profession | Actress |
| Spouse | Robert Donat (m. 1953–1958) |
| Parents | Dorothy Lilian Ascherson, Charles Stephen Ascherson |
| TV Shows | Tenko, Tom's Midnight Garden |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | With her death on October 30, 2014, George Cole is the last surviving cast member of Henry V (1944). |
| 2 | She died only 13 days before her Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966) co-star Richard Pasco. |
| 3 | Had an older sister, Janet Elizabeth Ascherson (born 22 May 1914). |
| 4 | Her parents, Charles and Dorothy (who married on 14 December 1910), narrowly avoided being passengers on the maiden voyage of the Titanic, after Charles reportedly canceled the passage due to suffering from appendicitis. |
| 5 | Aunt of writer Neal Ascherson, who is the son of Renée's half-brother from her father's first marriage in 1900. |
| 6 | Trained for the stage at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Made her theatrical debut in a walk-on part in John Gielgud's 1935 revival of Romeo and Juliet at the New Theatre. |
| 7 | Asherson's serendipitous casting as French Princess Katherine in Henry V (1944) was the result of Olivier fearing that 'Vivien Leigh was too big a star and might eclipse his own performance in the title role'. |
| 8 | Stepmother of John Donat. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Others | 2001 | Old Lady | |
| Grey Owl | 1999 | Carrie Belaney | |
| Midsomer Murders | 1997 | TV Series | Emily Simpson |
| Performance | 1995 | TV Series | Marjorie |
| Brighton Belles | 1994 | TV Series | Diana |
| Harnessing Peacocks | 1993 | TV Movie | Louisa Fox |
| Lovejoy | 1993 | TV Series | Baroness |
| Screen One | 1992 | TV Series | Old Lady |
| Screen Two | 1992 | TV Series | Charmian Colston |
| Life After Life | 1990 | TV Movie | Rosie Treadwell |
| Chain | 1990 | TV Mini-Series | Evelyn Brinkwell |
| Sir Norbert Smith, a Life | 1989 | TV Movie | Lady Norbert |
| Tom's Midnight Garden | 1989 | TV Mini-Series | Mrs. Bartholemew |
| Time for Murder | 1985 | TV Series | Helen, Lady Sibley |
| Romance on the Orient Express | 1985 | TV Movie | Beatrice |
| Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced | 1985 | TV Mini-Series | Miss Bunner |
| Edwin | 1984 | TV Movie | Lady Margaret Truscott |
| Crown Court | 1984 | TV Series | Mrs. Rogers |
| Love and Marriage | 1984 | TV Series | Dame Ursula Ford |
| Tenko | 1981 | TV Series | Sylvia Ashburton |
| Goodbye Darling | 1981 | TV Series | Maude Ransome |
| Flesh and Blood | 1980 | TV Series | Jean Brassington |
| Two's Company | 1979 | TV Series | Felicity |
| A Man Called Intrepid | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | Mrs. Wainwright |
| Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic | 1978 | TV Mini-Series | Lady Bradford |
| Armchair Thriller | 1978 | TV Series | Mother Ancilla |
| Jubilee | 1977 | TV Series | Lady Maude Birt |
| Victorian Scandals | 1976 | TV Series | Miss Robinson |
| Clayhanger | 1976 | TV Series | Miss Gailey |
| Miss Nightingale | 1974 | TV Movie | Fanny Nightingale (as Renee Asherson) |
| Away from It All | 1973 | TV Series | Evie |
| Theatre of Blood | 1973 | Mrs. Maxwell (as Renee Asherson) | |
| Country Matters | 1973 | TV Mini-Series | Mother |
| Kate | 1971 | TV Series | Cynthia |
| Strange Report | 1969 | TV Series | Miss Dalton |
| School for Unclaimed Girls | 1969 | Anne Johnson (as Renee Asherson) | |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | 1966 | TV Series | Miss Parks |
| Rasputin: The Mad Monk | 1966 | Tsarina (as Renee Asherson) | |
| Thirty Minute Theatre | 1963 | TV Series | Anne Massingham |
| Love Story | 1963 | TV Series | Harriet Summers |
| ITV Play of the Week | 1960-1962 | TV Series | Antonia May / Vinnie Day / Ruth Morris |
| BBC Sunday-Night Play | 1962 | TV Mini-Series | Fay Driver / Mary Charrington |
| The Day the Earth Caught Fire | 1961 | Angela | |
| ITV Television Playhouse | 1960-1961 | TV Series | Jean Norman / Woman |
| The Pursuers | 1961 | TV Series | Freda |
| At Home | 1960 | TV Movie | The Wife |
| Rheingold Theatre | 1953-1956 | TV Series | Dr. Susan Braden / Chloe / Anna Van Klemens / ... |
| Lilli Palmer Theatre | 1955 | TV Series | Blanche |
| The Red Dress | 1954 | Megan (segment "Red Dress' story) | |
| Time Is My Enemy | 1954 | Barbara Everton (as Renee Asherson) | |
| Malta Story | 1953 | Joan Rivers (as Renee Asherson) | |
| Happy and Glorious | 1952 | TV Series | Queen Victoria |
| The Magic Box | 1951 | Miss Tagg (as Renee Asherson) | |
| Pool of London | 1951 | Sally | |
| The Cure for Love | 1949 | Milly Southern | |
| Maniacs on Wheels | 1949 | Pat (as Renee Asherson) | |
| Hour of Glory | 1949 | A.T.S. corporal | |
| The Rivals | 1948 | TV Movie | Lydia Languish |
| Caesar and Cleopatra | 1945 | Iras (uncredited) | |
| Johnny in the Clouds | 1945 | Iris Winterton (as Renee Asherson) | |
| Henry V | 1944 | Princess Katherine (as Renee Asherson) | |
| The Way Ahead | 1944 | Marjorie Gillingham (as Renee Asherson) | |
| Smiling at Grief | 1939 | TV Movie | Sybil (as Renee Ascherson) |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The British Greats | 1980 | TV Series | Herself - Interviewee |
Known for movies
The Others (2001)
as Old Lady
The Magic Box (1951)
as Miss Tagg
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
as Angela
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
as Miss Bunner