Biography
Peggy Lee was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer and actress, in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and performer. She wrote music for films, acted, and created conceptual record albums—encompassing poetry, jazz, chamber pop, and art songs.
In 1952 Lee starred in The Jazz Singer, a Technicolor remake of the early Al Jolson part-talkie 1927 film of the same name. In 1955, she played an alcoholic blues singer in Pete Kelly's Blues, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 1955 Lee did the speaking and singing voices for several characters in Disney's Lady and the Tramp: she played the human "Darling", the dog "Peg", and the two Siamese cats "Si and Am". In 1957, Lee guest starred on the short-lived ABC variety program, The Guy Mitchell Show.
Filmography
all 61
self 41
TV Shows 31
Movies 30
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Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas (2013)

…Sings Musicals (2012)

Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2 (2006)

Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook (2005)

Man and Cat (2001)

Full Throttle (1995)

Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2 (1986)

Wogan (1982)

Dinah! (1974)

The Carol Burnett Show (1967)

Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show (1961)

The Steve Allen Show (1956)

Jazz Ball (1956)

Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)

Lady and the Tramp (1955)

The Jazz Singer (1953)

General Electric Theater (1953)

Mr. Music (1950)

What's My Line? (1950)

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

Stage Door Canteen (1943)

The Powers Girl (1943)

Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1920-05-26
Deathday2002-01-21 (81 years old)
Birth NameNorma Deloris Egstrom
Birth PlaceJamestown, United States
ReligionLutheranism
RelationshipsDewey Martin (1956 - 1958), Brad Dexter (1953 - 1953), Dave Barbour (1943 - 1951)
CitizenshipsUnited States
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
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