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person_profile-Peggy Rea

Peggy Rea Died at age: 89

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Peggy Rea

Date of Birth:

Mar 31, 1921

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Feb 05, 2011

Biography of

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 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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Peggy Rea

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Filmography of

Peggy Rea

Found 29 Movies in total

Devil in a Blue Dress

Carter’s Secretary ( Actor )

... 1995

Nothing But the Truth

Flora ( Actor )

... 1995

... 1993

Made in America

Alberta ( Actor )

... 1993

Love Field

Mrs. Heisenbuttel ( Actor )

... 1992

In Country

Mamaw ( Actor )

... 1989

Curfew

Mrs. Mary Cox ( Actor )

... 1989

Hamburger: The Motion Picture

Mrs. Cratchmatter ( Actor )

... 1986

Fun and Games

Rose ( Actor )

... 1980

The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway

Motel Owner ( Actor )

... 1980

The Cracker Factory

Pomeroy ( Actor )

... 1979

The Terrible Secret

Mrs. Atwater ( Actor )

... 1979

The Gift of Love

Mrs. Mooney ( Actor )

... 1978

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Woman on Train ( Actor )

... 1978

The Bastard

Shopkeeper ( Actor )

... 1978

Lipstick

Reporter ( Actor )

... 1976

... 1976

Promise Him Anything

Mother ( Actor )

... 1975

Win, Place or Steal

Josephine ( Actor )

... 1975

Blood Sport

Mrs. Birdsong ( Actor )

... 1973

Hunter

Helen Shaw's Friend ( Actor )

... 1973

... 1972

What's the Matter with Helen?

Mrs. Schultz ( Actor )

... 1971

Cold Turkey

Mrs. Proctor ( Actor )

... 1971

The Learning Tree

Miss McClintock ( Actor )

... 1969

Valley of the Dolls

Neely O'Hara's Vocal Coach (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1967

Strange Bedfellows

Mavis Masters ( Actor )

... 1965

Looking for Love

Relative (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1964

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Mrs. Peter Ramsey ( Actor )

... 1964