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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 31, 1921
Died
February 5, 2011
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
- Peggy Rae
Peggy Rea
0.8 Popularity
Biography
Peggy Jane Rea was a Los Angeles-born American actress known for her many roles in television, often playing matronly characters. Before she became an actress, Rea left UCLA to attend business school. She landed a job as a production secretary at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the 1940s. Later, she was an assistant to writer-musician Kay Thompson until Thompson dropped her in April 1948. Some of the points of discord apparently included Rea's insistence on staying at the Algonquin Hotel (rather than Essex House, where Thompson was staying), and disappearing, on at least one occasion, on the eve of their New York opening to see Born Yesterday on Broadway without telling Thompson. The time had come for Peggy to make her mark as the character actress she was born to be. She quickly landed on her feet with a supporting role in the National Road Company production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire (as Eunice Hubbell, 1948–1949) starring Anthony Quinn. Thompson severed ties with Rea, however the younger woman kept in touch with other members of Thompson's family, including Thompson's mother, brother and younger sister, with whom she enjoyed cordial relations.
Known For
6.5
Carter’s Secretary
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
5.0
Aunt Heidi
The Single Guy
1995
0.0
Flora
Nothing But the Truth
1995
7.5
Rose
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993
5.6
Grace Under Fire
1993
5.6
Jean Kelly
Grace Under Fire
1993
5.5
Alberta
Made in America
1993
6.0
Mrs. Heisenbuttel
Love Field
1992
7.8
Ivy Baker
Step by Step
1991
5.6
Mamaw
In Country
1989
Credits
Devil in a Blue Dress
as Carter’s Secretary
1995
6.5
The Single Guy
as Aunt Heidi
1995
5.0
Nothing But the Truth
as Flora
1995
0.0
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as Rose
1993
7.5
Grace Under Fire
1993
5.6
Grace Under Fire
as Jean Kelly
1993
5.6
Made in America
as Alberta
1993
5.5
Love Field
as Mrs. Heisenbuttel
1992
6.0
Step by Step
as Ivy Baker
1991
7.8
In Country
as Mamaw
1989
5.6
Curfew
as Mrs. Mary Cox
1989
4.9
Hamburger: The Motion Picture
as Mrs. Cratchmatter
1986
4.3
MacGyver
as Angry Woman At Airport
1985
7.7
The Golden Girls
as Mrs. Contini
1985
7.6
Fun and Games
as Rose
1980
5.0
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
as Motel Owner
1980
0.0
A Rainy Day
as Mrs. Jewels
1979
0.0
The Cracker Factory
as Pomeroy
1979
9.5
The Dukes of Hazzard
as Lulu (Coltrane) Hogg
1979
7.3
The Gift of Love
as Mrs. Mooney
1978
6.0
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
as Woman on Train
1978
5.0
The Bastard
as Shopkeeper
1978
5.8
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Busting Loose
1977
5.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
7.5
Charlie's Angels
as Bridget
1976
6.7
Lipstick
as Reporter
1976
5.2
Ellery Queen
1975
7.4
Promise Him Anything
as Mother
1975
0.0
Bronk
1975
6.2
Win, Place or Steal
as Josephine
1975
0.0
Paper Moon
1974
6.5
Blood Sport
as Mrs. Birdsong
1973
8.3
The Magician
as Emma
1973
6.7
Hunter
as Helen Shaw's Friend
1973
0.0
ABC Afterschool Special
as Mrs. Atwater
1972
6.4
The Waltons
1972
7.2
The Waltons
as Rose Burton
1972
7.2
The Night Stalker
1972
6.9
What's the Matter with Helen?
as Mrs. Schultz
1971
5.8
Cold Turkey
as Mrs. Proctor
1971
6.2
All in the Family
as Bertha
1971
7.8
The Odd Couple
as Miss Rykof
1970
7.8
The Immortal
1970
7.4
Medical Center
1969
6.1
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Mrs. Baker
1969
6.5
The Learning Tree
as Miss McClintock
1969
6.7
Here's Lucy
as Maude
1968
6.7
Adam-12
as Sandra Quillan
1968
7.0
Valley of the Dolls
as Neely O'Hara's Vocal Coach (uncredited)
1967
6.0
Mannix
1967
6.7
Ironside
1967
6.8
Mission: Impossible
as Cleaning Woman
1966
7.6
Family Affair
1966
6.7
Run, Buddy, Run
1966
7.0
The Wild Wild West
1965
7.6
Gidget
1965
6.6
Strange Bedfellows
as Mavis Masters
1965
5.9
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Revivalist
1964
7.1
Looking for Love
as Relative (uncredited)
1964
5.0
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Mrs. Peter Ramsey
1964
6.9
Burke's Law
as Sylvia Lewis
1963
6.0
The Patty Duke Show
1963
5.6
Ben Casey
1961
5.6
Dr. Kildare
as Dorothy Gitner
1961
5.5
Dr. Kildare
as Nurse Helen O'Hara
1961
5.5
Dr. Kildare
as Nurse Carrie
1961
5.5
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.7
The Donna Reed Show
1958
6.2
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Lulu
1957
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Peggy
1957
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Widow
1957
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Jean Mosely
1957
7.3
Gunsmoke
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Lady
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Dress Shop Owner
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Mrs. Roniger
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Rosey
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Bess Roniger
1955
6.6
I Love Lucy
as Nurse
1951
7.9
I Love Lucy
as Dorothy
1951
7.9
I Love Lucy
as Susan
1951
7.9
I Love Lucy
as Clubwoman
1951
7.9
The Red Skelton Show
as Miss Katie - Waiters' Boss
1951
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
as Big Bertha Kropnik
1951
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
as Housewife
1951
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
as Woman Grocery Shopper
1951
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
as Woman on the street
1951
7.4