Peggy Rea

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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.

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  • wc Gender: Female
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1921-03-31
  • event Death Date 2011-02-05
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 4.2
  • info Birth Place Los Angeles, California, USA
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5

The Bastard

1978-05-22

5

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

1978-05-26

6.2

Cold Turkey

1971-02-19

5.3

Lipstick

1976-04-02

6.9

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

1964-03-18

5.8

What's the Matter with Helen?

1971-06-30

5

Looking for Love

1964-08-05

5.5

The Gift of Love

1978-12-08

8.3

Blood Sport

1973-12-05

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Nothing But the Truth

1995-05-23

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The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway

1980-04-21

5.9

Strange Bedfellows

1965-02-09

5

Fun and Games

1980-05-25

6

Valley of the Dolls

1967-12-27

6.9

The Learning Tree

1969-08-06

5.9

Love Field

1992-12-11

7.5

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

1993-11-21

9.5

The Cracker Factory

1979-03-16

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Promise Him Anything

1975-05-15

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Win, Place or Steal

1975-02-01

5.4

In Country

1989-09-15

6.4

Devil in a Blue Dress

1995-09-29

6.8

The Night Stalker

1972-01-11

5.4

Curfew

1989-04-25

5.5

Made in America

1993-01-06

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A Rainy Day

1979-04-06

4.6

Hamburger: The Motion Picture

1986-01-31

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Hunter

1973-01-09

6.7

Family Affair

1966-09-12

6.7

77 Sunset Strip

1958-10-10

6

Burke's Law

1963-09-20

7

Here's Lucy

1968-09-23

6.4

Gidget

1965-09-15

7.8

The Odd Couple

1970-09-24

6.3

The Single Guy

1995-09-21

7.5

The Golden Girls

1985-09-14

7.8

All in the Family

1971-01-12

7.5

Quincy, M.E.

1976-10-03

6.5

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969-09-23

8

I Love Lucy

1951-10-15

6.6

Charlie's Angels

1976-09-22

5.7

Grace Under Fire

1993-09-29

6.7

Mannix

1967-09-16

7.8

Step by Step

1991-09-20

6.1

Medical Center

1969-09-24

6.5

Gunsmoke

1955-09-10

7.1

The Waltons

1972-09-14

6.9

Ironside

1967-03-28

7.5

The Wild Wild West

1965-09-17

7.5

The Immortal

1970-09-24

7.4

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957-09-14

5.7

The Patty Duke Show

1963-09-18

6.1

The Donna Reed Show

1958-09-24

5.7

Ben Casey

1961-10-02

7.4

Ellery Queen

1975-09-11

5.4

Dr. Kildare

1961-09-27

6.3

ABC Afterschool Special

1972-10-04

7.3

The Dukes of Hazzard

1979-01-26

5.5

Busting Loose

1977-01-17

6.3

Paper Moon

1974-09-12

6.2

Bronk

1975-04-17

6.7

The Magician

1973-10-02

5.4

Dr. Kildare

1961-09-27

5.4

Dr. Kildare

1961-09-27

6.5

Gunsmoke

1955-09-10

6.5

Gunsmoke

1955-09-10

6.5

Gunsmoke

1955-09-10

6.5

Gunsmoke

1955-09-10

6.5

Gunsmoke

1955-09-10

7.1

Adam-12

1968-09-21

5.7

Grace Under Fire

1993-09-29

7.7

Mission: Impossible

1966-09-17

7.4

The Red Skelton Show

1951-09-30

7.7

MacGyver

1985-09-29

8

I Love Lucy

1951-10-15

8

I Love Lucy

1951-10-15

8

I Love Lucy

1951-10-15