Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born March 31, 1921
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.
MovieDevil in a Blue Dress
1995
as Carter’s Secretary
TVThe Single Guy
1995
as Aunt Heidi
MovieNothing But the Truth
1995
as Flora
MovieA Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993
as Rose
TVGrace Under Fire
1993
MovieMade in America
1993
as Alberta
MovieLove Field
1992
as Mrs. Heisenbuttel
TVStep by Step
1991
as Ivy Baker
MovieIn Country
1989
as Mamaw
MovieCurfew
1989
as Mrs. Mary Cox
TVMonsters
1988
as Babs
MovieHamburger: The Motion Picture
1986
as Mrs. Cratchmatter
TVMacGyver
1985
as Angry Woman At Airport
TVThe Golden Girls
1985
as Mrs. Contini
MovieFun and Games
1980
as Rose
MovieThe Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
1980
as Motel Owner
MovieA Rainy Day
1979
as Mrs. Jewels
MovieThe Cracker Factory
1979
as Pomeroy
TVThe Dukes of Hazzard
1979
as Lulu (Coltrane) Hogg
MovieThe Gift of Love
1978
as Mrs. Mooney
MovieKate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
as Woman on Train
Busting Loose
1977
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Bridget
MovieLipstick
1976
as Reporter
TVEllery Queen
1975
MoviePromise Him Anything
1975
as Mother
TVBronk
1975
MovieWin, Place or Steal
1975
as Josephine
TVPaper Moon
1974
MovieBlood Sport
1973
as Mrs. Birdsong
TVThe Magician
1973
as Emma
MovieHunter
1973
as Helen Shaw's Friend
TVABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Mrs. Atwater
TVThe Waltons
1972
MovieThe Night Stalker
1972
MovieWhat's the Matter with Helen?
1971
as Mrs. Schultz
MovieCold Turkey
1971
as Mrs. Proctor
TVAll in the Family
1971
as Bertha
TVThe Odd Couple
1970
as Miss Rykof
TVThe Immortal
1970
TVMedical Center
1969
as Landlady
TVMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Mrs. Baker
MovieThe Learning Tree
1969
as Miss McClintock
TVHere's Lucy
1968
as Maude
TVAdam-12
1968
as Sandra Quillan
MovieValley of the Dolls
1967
as Neely O'Hara's Vocal Coach (uncredited)
TVMannix
1967
TVIronside
1967
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Cleaning Woman
TVFamily Affair
1966
TVRun, Buddy, Run
1966
TVThe Wild Wild West
1965
TVGidget
1965
MovieStrange Bedfellows
1965
as Mavis Masters
TVThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Revivalist
MovieLooking for Love
1964
as Relative (uncredited)
Movie7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
as Mrs. Peter Ramsey
TVBurke's Law
1963
as Sylvia Lewis
TVThe Patty Duke Show
1963
TVBen Casey
1961
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Dorothy Gitner
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
TVThe Donna Reed Show
1958
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mrs. Lacy
TVI Love Lucy
1951
as Nurse
TVThe Red Skelton Show
1951
as Miss Katie
