Renée Asherson
Biography
Renée Asherson was a British actress who began her theatrical career at 20, making her stage debut in John Gielgud's Romeo and Juliet in 1935. She went on to appear in notable Shakespearean plays and films, including Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966) and The Others (2001). Asherson trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art before transitioning to film, with her first major appearance coming in 1944's The Way Ahead.