Peggy Lee

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

59

Gender

Female

Birthday

1920-05-26

Day of death

2002-01-21 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Jamestown, New York, USA

Peggy Lee

Biography

Peggy Lee was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer and actress, in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and performer. She wrote music for films, acted, and created conceptual record albums—encompassing poetry, jazz, chamber pop, and art songs. In 1952 Lee starred in The Jazz Singer, a Technicolor remake of the early Al Jolson part-talkie 1927 film of the same name. In 1955, she played an alcoholic blues singer in Pete Kelly's Blues, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 1955 Lee did the speaking and singing voices for several characters in Disney's Lady and the Tramp: she played the human "Darling", the dog "Peg", and the two Siamese cats "Si and Am". In 1957, Lee guest starred on the short-lived ABC variety program, The Guy Mitchell Show.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Lady and the Tramp

    Lady and the Tramp

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

    The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • The George Gobel Show

    The George Gobel Show

  • The Johnny Cash Show

    The Johnny Cash Show

  • The Julie Andrews Hour

    The Julie Andrews Hour

  • Man and Cat

    Man and Cat

  • Jazz Ball

    Jazz Ball

  • The Judy Garland Show

    The Judy Garland Show

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • …Sings Musicals

    …Sings Musicals

  • The Pearl Bailey Show

    The Pearl Bailey Show

  • The Big Party

    The Big Party

  • Julie's Christmas Special

    Julie's Christmas Special

  • The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer

  • Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2

    Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2

  • The Bobby Darin Show

    The Bobby Darin Show

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Lady and the Tramp: A Lesson in Sharing Attention

    Lady and the Tramp: A Lesson in Sharing Attention

  • Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook

    Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook

  • Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2

    Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2

  • Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

    Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

  • Petula

    Petula

  • Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show

    Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show

  • Cavalcade of Bands

    Cavalcade of Bands

  • Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

  • Judy Garland Duets

    Judy Garland Duets

  • Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits

    Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits

  • The Powers Girl

    The Powers Girl

  • Pete Kelly's Blues

    Pete Kelly's Blues

  • Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee

    Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee

  • The Bob Crosby Show

    The Bob Crosby Show

  • Disney's Halloween Treat

    Disney's Halloween Treat

  • Cavalcade of Stars

    Cavalcade of Stars

  • Jasper and the Beanstalk

    Jasper and the Beanstalk

  • Dean Martin: That's Amore

    Dean Martin: That's Amore

  • Jasper in a Jam

    Jasper in a Jam

  • Mr. Music

    Mr. Music

  • Peggy Lee: Things Are Swingin'

    Peggy Lee: Things Are Swingin'

  • President Kennedy's Birthday Salute

    President Kennedy's Birthday Salute