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

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • 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

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • 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

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • ABC Afterschool Special

    ABC Afterschool Special

  • 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 Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • Step by Step

    Step by Step

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Blood Sport

    Blood Sport

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • The Single Guy

    The Single Guy

  • Love Field

    Love Field

  • Grace Under Fire

    Grace Under Fire

  • Grace Under Fire

    Grace Under Fire

  • The Night Stalker

    The Night Stalker

  • Gidget

    Gidget

  • Fun and Games

    Fun and Games

  • Paper Moon

    Paper Moon

  • Bronk

    Bronk

  • The Patty Duke Show

    The Patty Duke Show

  • Hamburger: The Motion Picture

    Hamburger: The Motion Picture

  • The Magician

    The Magician

  • The Bastard

    The Bastard

  • Curfew

    Curfew

  • Run, Buddy, Run

    Run, Buddy, Run

  • Win, Place or Steal

    Win, Place or Steal

  • The Immortal

    The Immortal

  • Made in America

    Made in America

  • Busting Loose

    Busting Loose

  • Devil in a Blue Dress

    Devil in a Blue Dress

  • Valley of the Dolls

    Valley of the Dolls

  • A Rainy Day

    A Rainy Day

  • In Country

    In Country

  • Lipstick

    Lipstick

  • The Learning Tree

    The Learning Tree

  • 7 Faces of Dr. Lao

    7 Faces of Dr. Lao

  • Cold Turkey

    Cold Turkey

  • Strange Bedfellows

    Strange Bedfellows

  • What's the Matter with Helen?

    What's the Matter with Helen?

  • Looking for Love

    Looking for Love

  • The Cracker Factory

    The Cracker Factory

  • Nothing But the Truth

    Nothing But the Truth

  • The Gift of Love

    The Gift of Love

  • Promise Him Anything

    Promise Him Anything

  • Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

    Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

  • A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

    A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

  • The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway

    The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway