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Peggy Rea
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Born
March 31
,
1921
·
Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
February 5
,
2011
·
Toluca Lake, California, USA
(complications from congestive heart failure)
Birth name
Margaret Jane Rea
Height
5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
Mini Bio
Peggy Rea was born on March 31, 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress and casting director, known for
Grace Under Fire (1993)
,
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
and
Love Field (1992)
. She died on February 5, 2011 in Toluca Lake, California, USA.
Trivia
One of Lucy's original "Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League" members on the classic
I Love Lucy (1951)
episodes.
Former saleslady and MGM secretary to
Arthur Freed
.
Played in
Anthony Quinn
's National Road Company production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" for 2-1/2 years.
Hearty, happy, plumpish, matronly character actress mainly scored in light TV offerings, and best known for playing Rose Burton on
The Waltons (1972)
, Lulu Hogg on
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
and the mother-in-law on
Grace Under Fire (1993)
.
Peggy Rea passed away on February 5, 2011, less than two months away from what would have been her 90th birthday on March 31.
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