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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 5, 1923
Place of Birth:
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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Peggy Stewart
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Peggy Stewart (born Margaret O'Rourke; June 5, 1923 - May 29, 2019) was an American film actress who starred mostly in B-movies during the 1930s and 1940s. Her sister, Patricia O'Rourke, was an Olympic swimmer, and was married to World War II hero and well known B-movie actor Wayne Morris.
Stewart's career began when she was cast in the 1937 film Wells Fargo, alongside Joel McCrea. By the early 1940s she was on contract with Republic Pictures, starring regularly with Allan Lane, Sunset Carson, and Wild Bill Elliott. During that time she played in several episodes of Adventures of Red Ryder. She usually played the part of the tough heroine, rather than a passive girl needing to be saved. Along that time she married western actor Don Barry. From 1944 to 1951 she starred in thirty-five films, most of which were serials and westerns. She also starred with Gene Autry several times during that period as well as appearing on several episodes of The Cisco Kid including "Oil Land" which first aired on 10-10-1950.
In 1949, she played alongside Jim Bannon in Ride, Ryder, Ride. She again played the part of heroine to Bannon in 1950, starring in The Fighting Redhead. In 1952 she starred with Bill Elliott in Kansas Territory.
Her career slowed in the 1960s, and by the 1970s she was residing in Studio City, California. Stewart won the Golden Boot Awards in 1984. Semi-retired, Stewart still continued to act on occasion, and played a bit role on one episode of Seinfeld in 1990 titled "The Implant". In that episode she played the part of the aunt to George Costanza's temporary girlfriend. More recently she has played Pam Beesly's "old-fashioned" grandmother Mee-Maw on The Office episode "Niagara, and once more in the episode when they baptise Jims and Pams daughter CC.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | That's My Boy | Grandma Delores |
| 2010 | The Runaways | Grandma Oni |
| 1995 | The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show | |
| 1981 | The Adventures of Nellie Bly | Mrs. Long |
| 1981 | She Drinks a Little | Esther Sherrigan |
| 1980 | Beyond Evil | Lady Patient |
| 1980 | The Night the Bridge Fell Down | |
| 1980 | The Secret of Lost Valley | Camper's Wife |
| 1979 | The Fall of the House of Usher | Barmaid |
| 1978 | Donner Pass: The Road to Survival | Mrs. Breen |
| 1978 | The Time Machine | |
| 1977 | Black Oak Conspiracy | Virginia Metcalf |
| 1976 | Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw | Hattie Baker |
| 1975 | White House Madness | Rosemary Woods |
| 1973 | The No Mercy Man | Mrs. Hand |
| 1973 | Terror in the Wax Museum | Second Charwoman |
| 1970 | The Animals | Mrs. Emily Perkins |
| 1967 | The Way West | Mrs. Turley |
| 1961 | The Clown and the Kid | Sister Grace |
| 1961 | When the Clock Strikes | Mrs. Pierce |
| 1961 | Gun Street | Mrs. Knudson |
| 1953 | Six Gun Decision | Jane |
| 1952 | The Living Bible | Woman at the Tomb |
| 1952 | Montana Incident | Clara Martin |
| 1952 | Kansas Territory | Kay Collins |
| 1952 | The Black Lash | Joan Delysa |
| 1951 | Pride of Maryland | Christine Loomis |
| 1950 | Cody of the Pony Express | Linda Graham |
| 1949 | The Fighting Redhead | Sheila O'Connor |
| 1949 | Desert Vigilante | Betty Long |
| 1949 | Ride, Ryder, Ride! | Libby Brooks |
| 1948 | Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains | Helen Kent |
| 1948 | Frontier Revenge | Joan De Lysa |
| 1948 | Dead Man's Gold | June Thornton |
| 1947 | Son of Zorro | Kate Wells |
| 1947 | Rustlers of Devil's Canyon | Bess |
| 1947 | Vigilantes of Boomtown | Molly McVey |
| 1947 | Trail to San Antone | Kit Barlow |
| 1947 | Messenger of Peace | Evangeline Lockley |
| 1946 | Stagecoach to Denver | 'Beautiful' (the fake May Barnes) |
| 1946 | Sheriff of Redwood Valley | Molly, Reno's Wife |
| 1946 | The Phantom Rider | Doris Shannon |
| 1946 | The Invisible Informer | Rosalind Baylor |
| 1946 | Passkey to Danger | Model |
| 1946 | California Gold Rush | Hazel Parker |
| 1946 | Conquest of Cheyenne | Cheyenne Jackson |
| 1946 | Red River Renegades | Julie Bennett |
| 1946 | Alias Billy the Kid | Ann Marshall |
| 1946 | Days of Buffalo Bill | Molly Owens |
| 1945 | Bandits of the Badlands | Hallie Wayne |
| 1945 | The Vampire's Ghost | Julie Vance |
| 1945 | Utah | Jackie, trumpeter showgirl |
| 1945 | The Tiger Woman | Phyllis Carrington |
| 1945 | Oregon Trail | Jill Layton |
| 1945 | Marshal of Laredo | Judy Bowers |
| 1945 | Rough Riders of Cheyenne | Melinda Sterling |
| 1944 | Code of the Prairie | Helen Matson |
| 1944 | Tucson Raiders | Beth Rogers |
| 1944 | Silver City Kid | Ruth Clayton |
| 1944 | Stagecoach to Monterey | Jessie Wade |
| 1944 | Firebrands of Arizona | Poppy Calhoun |
| 1944 | Sheriff of Las Vegas | Ann Carter |
| 1944 | Cheyenne Wildcat | Betty Lou Hopkins |
| 1941 | Back Street | Freda Smith |
| 1940 | All This, and Heaven Too | Helen Lexington |
| 1939 | Everybody's Hobby | Bunny |
| 1939 | Man About Town | Mary (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Fifth Avenue Girl | Katherine's Friend (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Little Tough Guy | Rita Belle |
| 1938 | Little Tough Guys in Society | Jane |
| 1938 | That Certain Age | Mary Lee |
| 1937 | Wells Fargo | Alice MacKay |
| The Bag | Evelyn |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Community | Agnes |
| 2007 | The Riches | |
| 2005 | My Name Is Earl | Dotty Lake |
| 2005 | The Office | Sylvia |
| 2003 | NCIS | Elderly Lady |
| 2002 | American Dreams | Mrs. Maddox |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Elmira |
| 1998 | Charmed | Lillian |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Ms. Barton |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Aunt Mae |
| 1989 | Coach | Sue Ellen |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Nurse |
| 1978 | Taxi | Buyer #2 |
| 1972 | Emergency! | |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1967 | Hondo | Mrs. Malcolm |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone | Ida Morgan |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Mrs. Franklin |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Grace Stockton |
| 1959 | The Rebel | Sarah Wallace |
| 1959 | Not for Hire | |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer | Karen Ogilvie |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Sarah Holt |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Mrs. Philips |
| 1955 | The Millionaire | Mary - Secretary |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Mary |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Fan Hacker |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Daisy |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Nettie |
| 1954 | Lassie | |
| 1952 | Gang Busters | |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid | Peggy Williams, Burton's Niece |