Peggy Rea
Acting
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…
Filmography
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Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
The Single Guy
1995
Nothing But the Truth
1995
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993
Grace Under Fire
1993
Made in America
1993
Love Field
1992
Step by Step
1991
In Country
1989
Curfew
1989
Monsters
1988
Hamburger: The Motion Picture
1986
MacGyver
1985
The Golden Girls
1985
Fun and Games
1980
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
1980
A Rainy Day
1979
The Cracker Factory
1979
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979
The Gift of Love
1978
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
Busting Loose
Busting Loose
1977
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Charlie's Angels
1976
Lipstick
1976
Ellery Queen
1975
Promise Him Anything
1975
Bronk
1975
Win, Place or Steal
1975
Paper Moon
1974
Blood Sport
1973
The Magician
1973
Hunter
1973
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
The Waltons
1972
The Night Stalker
1972
What's the Matter with Helen?
1971
Cold Turkey
1971
All in the Family
1971
The Odd Couple
1970
The Immortal
1970
Medical Center
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
The Learning Tree
1969
Here's Lucy
1968
Adam-12
1968
Valley of the Dolls
1967
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
Mission: Impossible
1966
Family Affair
1966
Run, Buddy, Run
1966
The Wild Wild West
1965
Gidget
1965
Strange Bedfellows
1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Looking for Love
1964
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
Burke's Law
1963
The Patty Duke Show
1963
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Gunsmoke
1955
I Love Lucy
1951