Personal Info
Peggy Rae
Peggy Rea
Acting
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 th…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Devil in a Blue Dress
as Carter’s Secretary
Nothing But the Truth
as Flora
Made in America
as Alberta
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as Rose
Love Field
as Mrs. Heisenbuttel
In Country
as Mamaw
Curfew
as Mrs. Mary Cox
Hamburger: The Motion Picture
as Mrs. Cratchmatter
Fun and Games
as Rose
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
as Motel Owner
TV Shows
The Single Guy
as Aunt Heidi · 1 ep.
Grace Under Fire
as Jean Kelly · 6 ep.
Step by Step
as Ivy Baker · 22 ep.
Monsters
as Babs · 1 ep.
MacGyver
as Angry Woman At Airport · 1 ep.
The Golden Girls
as Mrs. Contini · 1 ep.
The Dukes of Hazzard
as Lulu (Coltrane) Hogg · 19 ep.
Busting Loose
1 ep.
Charlie's Angels
as Bridget · 1 ep.
Quincy, M.E.
1 ep.