About

Known credits:
21
Birthday:
1929-05-15
Place of birth:
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Website:
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Peggy Pope

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Peggy Pope (May 15, 1929 – May 27, 2020) was an American actress of stage, television and film.

Pope made many acting appearances, including in such television series as Bewitched, Hart to Hart, Eight Is Enough, Barney Miller (in six episodes), Soap, The Golden Girls, Hope & Faith, and Law & Order.

She is likely best remembered, if not by name, as "the office lush", and later, recovering alcoholic, Margaret Foster, in the 1980 movie 9 to 5. She also had a small role as Elvira in the 1984 science fiction movie The Last Starfighter. A year later, she appeared in Once Bitten as Mark Kendall's mother. In 2008, she appeared as Sister Angela in Clark Gregg's Choke.

Pope's Broadway credits include Doctor Jazz (1975), The School for Wives (1971), Harvey (1970), The Rose Tattoo (1966), Viva Madison Avenue! (1960), The Long Dream (1960), and Moonbirds (1959).

Pope won an Obie Award for Best Actress in 1968 for her performance in Muzeeka.

Known for

Acting
2008 Choke Actor Sister Angela 59
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2007 Four Lane Highway Actor Waitress N/A
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1996 The Substitute Actor Hannah Dillon 63
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1989 Curfew Actor Mrs. Alva 58
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1988 Meet the Munceys Actor Bernice Muncey N/A
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1987 Roses Are for the Rich Actor Bea Osborne 58
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1985 Once Bitten Actor Mrs. Kendall 58
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1984 The Toughest Man in the World Actor Esther 59
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1984 The Last Starfighter Actor Elvira 63
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1981 All Night Long Actor Waitress 58
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1980 Nine to Five Actor Margaret Foster 63
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1979 Billy Actor 69
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1978 Peeping Times Actor Prisoner N/A
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1978 Fame Actor Dottie Dorfman N/A
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1977 Oh, God! Actor Shoplifting Customer (uncredited) 60
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1973 Calucci's Department Actor 69
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1973 Hail Actor Sister Veronica 59
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1973 Acts of Love and Other Comedies Actor Betty Waterman N/A
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1972 ...And Then It Happened Actor Emma N/A
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1971 Made For Each Other Actor Group Member 59
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Bennett Brothers Actor Shirley Bennett N/A
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