- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1921
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- February 5, 2011
Peggy Rea
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…
Filmography
movieDevil in a Blue Dress
1995 · Carter’s Secretary
tvThe Single Guy
1995 · Aunt Heidi
movieNothing But the Truth
1995 · Flora
movieA Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993 · Rose
tvGrace Under Fire
1993 · , Jean Kelly
movieMade in America
1993 · Alberta
movieLove Field
1992 · Mrs. Heisenbuttel
tvStep by Step
1991 · Ivy Baker
movieIn Country
1989 · Mamaw
movieCurfew
1989 · Mrs. Mary Cox
tvMonsters
1988 · Babs
movieHamburger: The Motion Picture
1986 · Mrs. Cratchmatter
tvMacGyver
1985 · Angry Woman At Airport
tvThe Golden Girls
1985 · Mrs. Contini
movieFun and Games
1980 · Rose
movieThe Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
1980 · Motel Owner
movieA Rainy Day
1979 · Mrs. Jewels
movieThe Cracker Factory
1979 · Pomeroy
tvThe Dukes of Hazzard
1979 · Lulu (Coltrane) Hogg
movieThe Gift of Love
1978 · Mrs. Mooney
movieKate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978 · Woman on Train
Busting Loose
tvBusting Loose
1977
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976
tvCharlie's Angels
1976 · Bridget
movieLipstick
1976 · Reporter
tvEllery Queen
1975
moviePromise Him Anything
1975 · Mother
tvBronk
1975
movieWin, Place or Steal
1975 · Josephine
tvPaper Moon
1974
movieBlood Sport
1973 · Mrs. Birdsong
tvThe Magician
1973 · Emma
movieHunter
1973 · Helen Shaw's Friend
tvABC Afterschool Special
1972 · Mrs. Atwater
tvThe Waltons
1972 · , Rose Burton
movieThe Night Stalker
1972
movieWhat's the Matter with Helen?
1971 · Mrs. Schultz
movieCold Turkey
1971 · Mrs. Proctor
tvAll in the Family
1971 · Bertha
tvThe Odd Couple
1970 · Miss Rykof
tvThe Immortal
1970
tvMedical Center
1969 · Landlady
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Mrs. Baker
movieThe Learning Tree
1969 · Miss McClintock
tvHere's Lucy
1968 · Maude
tvAdam-12
1968 · Sandra Quillan
movieValley of the Dolls
1967 · Neely O'Hara's Vocal Coach (uncredited)
tvMannix
1967
tvIronside
1967
tvMission: Impossible
1966 · Cleaning Woman
tvFamily Affair
1966
tvRun, Buddy, Run
1966
tvThe Wild Wild West
1965
tvGidget
1965
movieStrange Bedfellows
1965 · Mavis Masters
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Revivalist
movieLooking for Love
1964 · Relative (uncredited)
movie7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964 · Mrs. Peter Ramsey
tvBurke's Law
1963 · Sylvia Lewis
tvThe Patty Duke Show
1963
tvBen Casey
1961
tvDr. Kildare
1961 · Dorothy Gitner, Nurse Helen O'Hara, Nurse Carrie
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
tvThe Donna Reed Show
1958
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957 · , Lulu, Peggy, Widow, Jean Mosely
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Shopkeeper (uncredited), Lady, Dress Shop Owner, Mrs. Roniger, Rosey, Bess Roniger
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Mrs. Lacy
tvI Love Lucy
1951 · Nurse, Clubwoman, Dorothy, Susan
tvThe Red Skelton Show
1951 · Miss Katie, Big Bertha Kropnik, Housewife, Woman Grocery Shopper, Woman on Street