Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 31, 1921
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Peggy Rea
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Nothing But the Truth | Flora |
| 1995 | Devil in a Blue Dress | Carter’s Secretary |
| 1993 | A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion | Rose |
| 1993 | Made in America | Alberta |
| 1992 | Love Field | Mrs. Heisenbuttel |
| 1989 | In Country | Mamaw |
| 1989 | Curfew | Mrs. Mary Cox |
| 1986 | Hamburger: The Motion Picture | Mrs. Cratchmatter |
| 1980 | The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway | Motel Owner |
| 1980 | Fun and Games | Rose |
| 1979 | The Cracker Factory | Pomeroy |
| 1979 | A Rainy Day | Mrs. Jewels |
| 1978 | The Bastard | Shopkeeper |
| 1978 | Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid | Woman on Train |
| 1978 | The Gift of Love | Mrs. Mooney |
| 1976 | Lipstick | Reporter |
| 1975 | Promise Him Anything | Mother |
| 1975 | Win, Place or Steal | Josephine |
| 1973 | Blood Sport | Mrs. Birdsong |
| 1973 | Hunter | Helen Shaw's Friend |
| 1972 | The Night Stalker | |
| 1971 | Cold Turkey | Mrs. Proctor |
| 1971 | What's the Matter with Helen? | Mrs. Schultz |
| 1969 | The Learning Tree | Miss McClintock |
| 1967 | Valley of the Dolls | Neely O'Hara's Vocal Coach (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Strange Bedfellows | Mavis Masters |
| 1964 | 7 Faces of Dr. Lao | Mrs. Peter Ramsey |
| 1964 | Looking for Love | Relative (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Single Guy | Aunt Heidi |
| 1993 | Grace Under Fire | |
| 1993 | Grace Under Fire | Jean Kelly |
| 1991 | Step by Step | Ivy Baker |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | Mrs. Contini |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Angry Woman At Airport |
| 1979 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Lulu (Coltrane) Hogg |
| 1977 | Busting Loose | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Bridget |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen | |
| 1975 | Bronk | |
| 1974 | Paper Moon | |
| 1973 | The Magician | Emma |
| 1972 | The Waltons | |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool Special | Mrs. Atwater |
| 1972 | The Waltons | Rose Burton |
| 1971 | All in the Family | Bertha |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple | Miss Rykof |
| 1970 | The Immortal | |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Mrs. Baker |
| 1969 | Medical Center | |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy | Maude |
| 1968 | Adam-12 | Sandra Quillan |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1966 | Family Affair | |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Cleaning Woman |
| 1965 | Gidget | |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West | |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Sylvia Lewis |
| 1963 | The Patty Duke Show | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Dorothy Gitner |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Nurse Helen O'Hara |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Nurse Carrie |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Lulu |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Peggy |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Widow |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Jean Mosely |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Shopkeeper (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Lady |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Dress Shop Owner |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Mrs. Roniger |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Rosey |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Bess Roniger |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Nurse |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Miss Katie - Waiters' Boss |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Clubwoman |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Dorothy |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Susan |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Big Bertha Kropnik |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Housewife |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Woman Grocery Shopper |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Woman on the street |