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