| Code | DS/UK/12321 |
| Name | Asherson; Renée (19 May 1915-30 October 2014); English actress |
| Variations of Name | Dorothy Renée Ascherson |
| Dates | 19 May 1915-30 October 2014 |
| Gender | Female (cisgender) |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Kensington, London, England (born) |
| Relationships | Daughter of Charles Stephen Ascherson (of German-Jewish extraction) and Dorothy Lilian Wiseman
Spouse of Robert Donat (actor) |
| Biography | 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). |