Peggy Rea
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.
Acted in
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
as Carter’s Secretary
The Single Guy
1995
as Aunt Heidi
Nothing But the Truth
1995
as Flora
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993
as Rose
Grace Under Fire
1993
Grace Under Fire
1993
as Jean Kelly
Made in America
1993
as Alberta
Love Field
1992
as Mrs. Heisenbuttel
Step by Step
1991
as Ivy Baker
In Country
1989
as Mamaw
Curfew
1989
as Mrs. Mary Cox
Hamburger: The Motion Picture
1986
as Mrs. Cratchmatter
MacGyver
1985
as Angry Woman At Airport
The Golden Girls
1985
as Mrs. Contini
Fun and Games
1980
as Rose
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
1980
as Motel Owner
A Rainy Day
1979
as Mrs. Jewels
The Cracker Factory
1979
as Pomeroy
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979
as Lulu (Coltrane) Hogg
The Gift of Love
1978
as Mrs. Mooney
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
as Woman on Train
The Bastard
1978
as Shopkeeper
Busting Loose
1977
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Bridget
Lipstick
1976
as Reporter
Ellery Queen
1975
Promise Him Anything
1975
as Mother
Bronk
1975
Win, Place or Steal
1975
as Josephine
Paper Moon
1974
Blood Sport
1973
as Mrs. Birdsong
The Magician
1973
as Emma
Hunter
1973
as Helen Shaw's Friend
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Mrs. Atwater
The Waltons
1972
The Night Stalker
1972
What's the Matter with Helen?
1971
as Mrs. Schultz
Cold Turkey
1971
as Mrs. Proctor
All in the Family
1971
as Bertha
The Odd Couple
1970
as Miss Rykof
The Immortal
1970
Medical Center
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Mrs. Baker
The Learning Tree
1969
as Miss McClintock
Here's Lucy
1968
as Maude
Adam-12
1968
as Sandra Quillan
Valley of the Dolls
1967
as Neely O'Hara's Vocal Coach (uncredited)
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Cleaning Woman
Family Affair
1966
The Wild Wild West
1965
Gidget
1965
Strange Bedfellows
1965
as Mavis Masters
Looking for Love
1964
as Relative (uncredited)
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
as Mrs. Peter Ramsey
Burke's Law
1963
as Sylvia Lewis
The Patty Duke Show
1963
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dorothy Gitner
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Nurse Helen O'Hara
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Nurse Carrie
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Gunsmoke
1955
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Lady
Gunsmoke
1955
as Dress Shop Owner
Gunsmoke
1955
as Mrs. Roniger
Gunsmoke
1955
as Rosey
Gunsmoke
1955
as Bess Roniger
I Love Lucy
1951
as Nurse
I Love Lucy
1951
as Dorothy
I Love Lucy
1951
as Susan
I Love Lucy
1951
as Clubwoman