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Birthday:
1923-06-05
Place of birth:
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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Peggy Stewart

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Peggy Stewart (born Margaret O'Rourke; June 5, 1923 - May 29, 2019) was an American film actress who starred mostly in B-movies during the 1930s and 1940s. Her sister, Patricia O'Rourke, was an Olympic swimmer, and was married to World War II hero and well known B-movie actor Wayne Morris.

Stewart's career began when she was cast in the 1937 film Wells Fargo, alongside Joel McCrea. By the early 1940s she was on contract with Republic Pictures, starring regularly with Allan Lane, Sunset Carson, and Wild Bill Elliott. During that time she played in several episodes of Adventures of Red Ryder. She usually played the part of the tough heroine, rather than a passive girl needing to be saved. Along that time she married western actor Don Barry. From 1944 to 1951 she starred in thirty-five films, most of which were serials and westerns. She also starred with Gene Autry several times during that period as well as appearing on several episodes of The Cisco Kid including "Oil Land" which first aired on 10-10-1950.

In 1949, she played alongside Jim Bannon in Ride, Ryder, Ride. She again played the part of heroine to Bannon in 1950, starring in The Fighting Redhead. In 1952 she starred with Bill Elliott in Kansas Territory.

Her career slowed in the 1960s, and by the 1970s she was residing in Studio City, California. Stewart won the Golden Boot Awards in 1984. Semi-retired, Stewart still continued to act on occasion, and played a bit role on one episode of Seinfeld in 1990 titled "The Implant". In that episode she played the part of the aunt to George Costanza's temporary girlfriend. More recently she has played Pam Beesly's "old-fashioned" grandmother Mee-Maw on The Office episode "Niagara, and once more in the episode when they baptise Jims and Pams daughter CC.

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Known for

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2012 That's My Boy Actor Grandma Delores 58
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2010 The Runaways Actor Grandma Oni 62
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1995 The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show Actor 59
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1981 She Drinks a Little Actor Esther Sherrigan N/A
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1981 The Adventures of Nellie Bly Actor Mrs. Long 58
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1980 The Night the Bridge Fell Down Actor 58
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1980 Beyond Evil Actor Lady Patient 58
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1980 The Secret of Lost Valley Actor Camper's Wife N/A
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1979 The Fall of the House of Usher Actor Barmaid N/A
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1978 The Time Machine Actor 58
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1978 Donner Pass: The Road to Survival Actor Mrs. Breen N/A
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1977 Black Oak Conspiracy Actor Virginia Metcalf 58
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1976 Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw Actor Hattie Baker 58
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1975 White House Madness Actor Rosemary Woods N/A
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1973 Terror in the Wax Museum Actor Second Charwoman 58
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1973 The No Mercy Man Actor Mrs. Hand 58
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1970 The Animals Actor Mrs. Emily Perkins 58
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1967 The Way West Actor Mrs. Turley 59
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1961 The Clown and the Kid Actor Sister Grace 58
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1961 Gun Street Actor Mrs. Knudson 58
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1961 When the Clock Strikes Actor Mrs. Pierce 59
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1953 Six Gun Decision Actor Jane N/A
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1952 Montana Incident Actor Clara Martin N/A
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1952 Kansas Territory Actor Kay Collins N/A
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1952 The Black Lash Actor Joan Delysa N/A
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1952 The Living Bible Actor Woman at the Tomb 58
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1951 Pride of Maryland Actor Christine Loomis N/A
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1950 Cody of the Pony Express Actor Linda Graham 59
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1949 The Fighting Redhead Actor Sheila O'Connor 59
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1949 Desert Vigilante Actor Betty Long N/A
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1949 Ride, Ryder, Ride! Actor Libby Brooks N/A
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1948 Frontier Revenge Actor Joan De Lysa 59
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1948 Dead Man's Gold Actor June Thornton N/A
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1948 Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains Actor Helen Kent N/A
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1947 Messenger of Peace Actor Evangeline Lockley N/A
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1947 Rustlers of Devil's Canyon Actor Bess N/A
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1947 Vigilantes of Boomtown Actor Molly McVey 58
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1947 Trail to San Antone Actor Kit Barlow 58
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1947 Son of Zorro Actor Kate Wells 59
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1946 Stagecoach to Denver Actor 'Beautiful' (the fake May Barnes) 58
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1946 The Invisible Informer Actor Rosalind Baylor 58
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1946 Conquest of Cheyenne Actor Cheyenne Jackson N/A
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1946 Red River Renegades Actor Julie Bennett N/A
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1946 Passkey to Danger Actor Model N/A
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1946 Alias Billy the Kid Actor Ann Marshall 59
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1946 Sheriff of Redwood Valley Actor Molly, Reno's Wife 59
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1946 California Gold Rush Actor Hazel Parker 59
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1946 Days of Buffalo Bill Actor Molly Owens N/A
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1946 The Phantom Rider Actor Doris Shannon 59
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1945 The Tiger Woman Actor Phyllis Carrington 59
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1945 Rough Riders of Cheyenne Actor Melinda Sterling N/A
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1945 Marshal of Laredo Actor Judy Bowers N/A
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1945 Bandits of the Badlands Actor Hallie Wayne 58
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1945 Oregon Trail Actor Jill Layton N/A
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1945 The Vampire's Ghost Actor Julie Vance 58
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1945 Utah Actor Jackie, trumpeter showgirl 58
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1944 Sheriff of Las Vegas Actor Ann Carter 59
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1944 Firebrands of Arizona Actor Poppy Calhoun 58
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1944 Code of the Prairie Actor Helen Matson N/A
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1944 Cheyenne Wildcat Actor Betty Lou Hopkins 58
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1944 Stagecoach to Monterey Actor Jessie Wade N/A
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1944 Silver City Kid Actor Ruth Clayton N/A
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1944 Tucson Raiders Actor Beth Rogers N/A
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1941 Back Street Actor Freda Smith 59
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1940 All This, and Heaven Too Actor Helen Lexington 60
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1939 Fifth Avenue Girl Actor Katherine's Friend (uncredited) 59
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1939 Everybody's Hobby Actor Bunny 59
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1939 Man About Town Actor Mary (uncredited) 58
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1938 Little Tough Guys in Society Actor Jane N/A
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1938 That Certain Age Actor Mary Lee 58
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1938 Little Tough Guy Actor Rita Belle 59
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1937 Wells Fargo Actor Alice MacKay 58
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The Bag Actor Evelyn N/A
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