Peggy Jane Rea was a Los Angeles-born American actress known for her many roles in television, often playing matronly characters.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Devil in a Blue Dress
Character:Carter’s Secretary
Release Date:29/09/1995
Nothing But the Truth
Character:Flora
Release Date:23/05/1995
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
Character:Rose
Release Date:21/11/1993
Made in America
Character:Alberta
Release Date:06/01/1993
Love Field
Character:Mrs. Heisenbuttel
Release Date:11/12/1992
In Country
Character:Mamaw
Release Date:15/09/1989
Curfew
Character:Mrs. Mary Cox
Release Date:25/04/1989
Hamburger: The Motion Picture
Character:Mrs. Cratchmatter
Release Date:31/01/1986
Fun and Games
Character:Rose
Release Date:25/05/1980
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
Character:Motel Owner
Release Date:21/04/1980
A Rainy Day
Character:Mrs. Jewels
Release Date:06/04/1979
The Cracker Factory
Character:Pomeroy
Release Date:16/03/1979
The Gift of Love
Character:Mrs. Mooney
Release Date:08/12/1978
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Character:Woman on Train
Release Date:26/05/1978
The Bastard
Character:Shopkeeper
Release Date:22/05/1978
Lipstick
Character:Reporter
Release Date:02/04/1976
Promise Him Anything
Character:Mother
Release Date:14/05/1975
Win, Place or Steal
Character:Josephine
Release Date:01/02/1975
Blood Sport
Character:Mrs. Birdsong
Release Date:05/12/1973
Hunter
Character:Helen Shaw's Friend
Release Date:09/01/1973
The Night Stalker
Character:
Release Date:11/01/1972
What's the Matter with Helen?
Character:Mrs. Schultz
Release Date:30/06/1971
Cold Turkey
Character:Mrs. Proctor
Release Date:19/02/1971
The Learning Tree
Character:Miss McClintock
Release Date:06/08/1969
Valley of the Dolls
Character:Neely O'Hara's Vocal Coach (uncredited)
Release Date:27/12/1967
Strange Bedfellows
Character:Mavis Masters
Release Date:09/02/1965
Looking for Love
Character:Relative (uncredited)
Release Date:05/08/1964
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Character:Mrs. Peter Ramsey
Release Date:18/03/1964
Television Appearances
The Single Guy
Character:Aunt Heidi
Grace Under Fire
Character:
Grace Under Fire
Character:Jean Kelly
Step by Step
Character:Ivy Baker
MacGyver
Character:Angry Woman At Airport
The Golden Girls
Character:Mrs. Contini
The Dukes of Hazzard
Character:Lulu (Coltrane) Hogg
Busting Loose
Character:
Quincy, M.E.
Character:
Charlie's Angels
Character:Bridget
Ellery Queen
Character:
Bronk
Character:
Paper Moon
Character:
The Magician
Character:Emma
ABC Afterschool Special
Character:Mrs. Atwater
The Waltons
Character:
The Waltons
Character:Rose Burton
All in the Family
Character:Bertha
The Odd Couple
Character:Miss Rykof
The Immortal
Character:
Medical Center
Character:
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Character:Mrs. Baker
Here's Lucy
Character:Maude
Adam-12
Character:Sandra Quillan
Mannix
Character:
Ironside
Character:
Mission: Impossible
Character:Cleaning Woman
Family Affair
Character:
Run, Buddy, Run
Character:
The Wild Wild West
Character:
Gidget
Character:
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Revivalist
Burke's Law
Character:Sylvia Lewis
The Patty Duke Show
Character:
Ben Casey
Character:
Dr. Kildare
Character:Dorothy Gitner
Dr. Kildare
Character:Nurse Helen O'Hara
Dr. Kildare
Character:Nurse Carrie
77 Sunset Strip
Character:
The Donna Reed Show
Character:
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Lulu
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Peggy
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Widow
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Jean Mosely
Gunsmoke
Character:Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
Character:Lady
Gunsmoke
Character:Dress Shop Owner
Gunsmoke
Character:Mrs. Roniger
Gunsmoke
Character:Rosey
Gunsmoke
Character:Bess Roniger
I Love Lucy
Character:Nurse
I Love Lucy
Character:Clubwoman
I Love Lucy
Character:Dorothy
I Love Lucy
Character:Susan
The Red Skelton Show
Character:Miss Katie - Waiters' Boss
The Red Skelton Show
Character:Big Bertha Kropnik
The Red Skelton Show
Character:Housewife
The Red Skelton Show
Character:Woman Grocery Shopper
The Red Skelton Show
Character:Woman on the street
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