1921-03-31 ( 104 years old ) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Movies
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995-09-29
Nothing But the Truth
1995-05-23
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
1993-11-21
Made in America
1993-01-06
Love Field
1992-12-11
In Country
1989-09-15
Curfew
1989-04-25
Hamburger: The Motion Picture
1986-01-31
Fun and Games
1980-05-25
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
1980-04-21
A Rainy Day
1979-04-06
The Cracker Factory
1979-03-16
The Gift of Love
1978-12-08
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978-05-26
The Bastard
1978-05-22
Lipstick
1976-04-02
Promise Him Anything
1975-05-15
Win, Place or Steal
1975-02-01
Blood Sport
1973-12-05
Hunter
1973-01-09
The Night Stalker
1972-01-11
What's the Matter with Helen?
1971-06-30
Cold Turkey
1971-02-19
The Learning Tree
1969-08-06
Valley of the Dolls
1967-12-27
Strange Bedfellows
1965-02-09
Looking for Love
1964-08-05
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964-03-18
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