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.
Filmography
all 64
TV Shows 37
Movies 27
The Single Guy (1995)
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Nothing But the Truth (1995)
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993)
Grace Under Fire (1993)
Made in America (1993)
Love Field (1992)
Step by Step (1991)
Angel of Death (1990)
In Country (1989)
Curfew (1989)
MacGyver (1985)
The Golden Girls (1985)
Fun and Games (1980)
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway (1980)
A Rainy Day (1979)
The Cracker Factory (1979)
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
The Gift of Love (1978)
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978)
The Bastard (1978)
Busting Loose (1977)
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
Charlie's Angels (1976)
Lipstick (1976)
Ellery Queen (1975)
Promise Him Anything (1975)
Bronk (1975)
Win, Place or Steal (1975)
Paper Moon (1974)
Blood Sport (1973)
The Magician (1973)
ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
The Waltons (1972)
The Night Stalker (1972)
What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
Cold Turkey (1971)
All in the Family (1971)
The Immortal (1970)
The Odd Couple (1970)
Medical Center (1969)
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
The Learning Tree (1969)
Here's Lucy (1968)
Adam-12 (1968)
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Mannix (1967)
Ironside (1967)
Family Affair (1966)
The Wild Wild West (1965)
Gidget (1965)
Strange Bedfellows (1965)
Looking for Love (1964)
7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
Burke's Law (1963)
The Patty Duke Show (1963)
Ben Casey (1961)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Gunsmoke (1955)
I Love Lucy (1951)
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1921-03-31
Deathday2011-02-05 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsPeggy Rae
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