Peggy Rea

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

87

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

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • 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

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • 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

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • ABC Afterschool Special

    ABC Afterschool Special

  • Step by Step

    Step by Step

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Dukes of Hazzard

    The Dukes of Hazzard

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • 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

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • The Single Guy

    The Single Guy

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • Gidget

    Gidget

  • The Magician

    The Magician

  • Bronk

    Bronk

  • Strange Bedfellows

    Strange Bedfellows

  • Hamburger: The Motion Picture

    Hamburger: The Motion Picture

  • The Learning Tree

    The Learning Tree

  • Made in America

    Made in America

  • The Immortal

    The Immortal

  • The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway

    The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway

  • Curfew

    Curfew

  • Fun and Games

    Fun and Games

  • Nothing But the Truth

    Nothing But the Truth

  • The Night Stalker

    The Night Stalker

  • The Gift of Love

    The Gift of Love

  • Paper Moon

    Paper Moon

  • In Country

    In Country

  • The Bastard

    The Bastard

  • Devil in a Blue Dress

    Devil in a Blue Dress

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • 7 Faces of Dr. Lao

    7 Faces of Dr. Lao

  • Valley of the Dolls

    Valley of the Dolls

  • The Cracker Factory

    The Cracker Factory

  • Busting Loose

    Busting Loose

  • Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

    Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

  • A Rainy Day

    A Rainy Day

  • Love Field

    Love Field

  • Blood Sport

    Blood Sport

  • Cold Turkey

    Cold Turkey

  • Lipstick

    Lipstick

  • What's the Matter with Helen?

    What's the Matter with Helen?

  • Looking for Love

    Looking for Love

  • Win, Place or Steal

    Win, Place or Steal

  • A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

    A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

  • Promise Him Anything

    Promise Him Anything