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English actress. Born Renée Ascherson in London, England, in 1915; daughter of Charles Stephen Ascherman and Dorothy Lilian (Wiseman); educated in Maltman's Green, Gerrard's Cross, Switzerland, and Anjou, France; studied for the stage at the Webber-Douglas Dramatic School; married Robert Donat (an actor).

Renée Asherson made her stage debut at age 15, playing a walk-on in John Gielgud's production of Romeo and Juliet. Mostly known for her theatrical and television career, she played Katherine in Laurence Olivier's film of Henry V in 1944. Her other films include The Way Ahead (1944), The Way to the Stars (1944), Caesar and Cleopatra (1945), Once a Jolly Swagman (also titled Maniacs on Wheels, 1948), The Cure for Love (1949), The Small Back Room (1949), Pool of London (1950), Malta Story (1953), The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1962), Rasputin, the Mad Monk (1966), Theatre of Blood (1973), and A Man Called Intrepid (1979).

Dorothy Renée Ascherson^[1] (19 May 1915 – 30 October 2014), 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).

Her first stage appearance was in 1935. Her first feature movie was the 1944 movie The Way Ahead. Her most recent motion picture was in 2001's The Others.

Asherson was married to fellow actor Robert Donat from 1953 until his death in 1958. His severe ast

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