Peggy Rea

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-03-31

Day of death

2011-02-05 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • The Dukes of Hazzard

    The Dukes of Hazzard

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • Step by Step

    Step by Step

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • ABC Afterschool Special

    ABC Afterschool Special

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • Grace Under Fire

    Grace Under Fire

  • Grace Under Fire

    Grace Under Fire

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • The Single Guy

    The Single Guy

  • In Country

    In Country

  • Curfew

    Curfew

  • Gidget

    Gidget

  • Bronk

    Bronk

  • The Bastard

    The Bastard

  • The Magician

    The Magician

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Blood Sport

    Blood Sport

  • Devil in a Blue Dress

    Devil in a Blue Dress

  • The Immortal

    The Immortal

  • Valley of the Dolls

    Valley of the Dolls

  • Cold Turkey

    Cold Turkey

  • 7 Faces of Dr. Lao

    7 Faces of Dr. Lao

  • The Learning Tree

    The Learning Tree

  • Made in America

    Made in America

  • Love Field

    Love Field

  • What's the Matter with Helen?

    What's the Matter with Helen?

  • The Night Stalker

    The Night Stalker

  • Busting Loose

    Busting Loose

  • Paper Moon

    Paper Moon

  • Run, Buddy, Run

    Run, Buddy, Run

  • Fun and Games

    Fun and Games

  • The Cracker Factory

    The Cracker Factory

  • Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

    Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

  • Nothing But the Truth

    Nothing But the Truth

  • Hamburger: The Motion Picture

    Hamburger: The Motion Picture

  • The Gift of Love

    The Gift of Love

  • A Rainy Day

    A Rainy Day

  • The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway

    The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway

  • Lipstick

    Lipstick

  • Strange Bedfellows

    Strange Bedfellows

  • Win, Place or Steal

    Win, Place or Steal

  • A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

    A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

  • Promise Him Anything

    Promise Him Anything

  • Looking for Love

    Looking for Love