Peggy Rea
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1921
- Died
- February 5, 2011 (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Nothing But the Truth
Movie · as Flora
Devil in a Blue Dress
Movie · as Carter’s Secretary
The Single Guy
TV · as Aunt Heidi · 1 ep
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
Movie · as Rose
Made in America
Movie · as Alberta
Grace Under Fire
TV · as Jean Kelly · 1 ep
Love Field
Movie · as Mrs. Heisenbuttel
Step by Step
TV · as Ivy Baker · 22 eps
Angel of Death
Movie · as Marci
In Country
Movie · as Mamaw
Curfew
Movie · as Mrs. Mary Cox
Cross of Fire
TV · as Eunice Schultz · 2 eps
Monsters
TV · as Babs · 1 ep
Hamburger: The Motion Picture
Movie · as Mrs. Cratchmatter
The Golden Girls
TV · as Mrs. Contini · 1 ep
MacGyver
TV · as Angry Woman At Airport · 1 ep
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
Movie · as Motel Owner
Fun and Games
Movie · as Rose
The Cracker Factory
Movie · as Pomeroy
A Rainy Day
Movie · as Mrs. Jewels
The Dukes of Hazzard
TV · as Lulu (Coltrane) Hogg · 19 eps
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Movie · as Woman on Train
The Gift of Love
Movie · as Mrs. Mooney
The Bastard
TV · as Shopkeeper · 1 ep
Flying High
TV · as Sauna woman · 1 ep
Busting Loose
TV · 1 ep
Lipstick
Movie · as Reporter
Quincy, M.E.
TV · 1 ep
Charlie's Angels
TV · as Bridget · 1 ep
Promise Him Anything
Movie · as Mother
Win, Place or Steal
Movie · as Josephine
Ellery Queen
TV · 1 ep
Bronk
TV · 2 eps
Paper Moon
TV · 1 ep
Blood Sport
Movie · as Mrs. Birdsong
Hunter
Movie · as Helen Shaw's Friend
The Magician
TV · as Emma · 1 ep
The Night Stalker
Movie
The Waltons
TV · as Rose Burton · 1 ep
ABC Afterschool Special
TV · as Mrs. Atwater · 1 ep
Cold Turkey
Movie · as Mrs. Proctor
What's the Matter with Helen?
Movie · as Mrs. Schultz
All in the Family
TV · as Bertha · 5 eps
The Odd Couple
TV · as Miss Rykof · 1 ep
The Immortal
TV · 1 ep
The Learning Tree
Movie · as Miss McClintock
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV · as Mrs. Baker · 2 eps
Medical Center
TV · as Landlady · 1 ep
Here's Lucy
TV · as Maude · 1 ep
Adam-12
TV · as Sandra Quillan · 1 ep
Valley of the Dolls
Movie · as Neely O'Hara's Vocal Coach (uncredited)
Mannix
TV · 3 eps
Ironside
TV · 1 ep
Family Affair
TV · 1 ep
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Cleaning Woman · 1 ep
Run, Buddy, Run
TV · 1 ep
Strange Bedfellows
Movie · as Mavis Masters
Gidget
TV · 1 ep
The Wild Wild West
TV · 1 ep
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Movie · as Mrs. Peter Ramsey
Looking for Love
Movie · as Relative (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Revivalist · 1 ep
Burke's Law
TV · as Sylvia Lewis · 1 ep
The Patty Duke Show
TV · 1 ep
Ben Casey
TV · 1 ep
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Dorothy Gitner, Nurse Helen O'Hara, Nurse Carrie · 1 ep
77 Sunset Strip
TV · 1 ep
The Donna Reed Show
TV · 1 ep
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · as Lulu, Peggy, Widow, Jean Mosely · 4 eps
Gunsmoke
TV · as Shopkeeper (uncredited), Lady, Dress Shop Owner, Mrs. Roniger, Rosey, Bess Roniger · 1 ep
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Mrs. Lacy · 1 ep
I Love Lucy
TV · as Nurse, Clubwoman, Dorothy, Susan · 1 ep
The Red Skelton Show
TV · as Miss Katie, Big Bertha Kropnik, Housewife, Woman Grocery Shopper, Woman on Street · 1 ep