Peggy Pope
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1929-05-15
Day of Death
2020-05-27 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Peggy Pope
Biography
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.
Acting
(2008)
Choke
as Sister Angela
(2007)
Four Lane Highway
as Waitress
(1996)
The Substitute
as Hannah Dillon
(1989)
Curfew
as Mrs. Alva
(1988)
Meet the Munceys
as Bernice Muncey
(1987)
Roses Are for the Rich
as Bea Osborne
(1985)
Once Bitten
as Mrs. Kendall
(1984)
The Last Starfighter
as Elvira
(1984)
The Toughest Man in the World
as Esther
(1981)
All Night Long
as Waitress
(1980)
Nine to Five
as Margaret Foster
(1978)
Peeping Times
as Prisoner
(1978)
Fame
as Dottie Dorfman
(1977)
Oh, God!
as Shoplifting Customer (uncredited)
(1973)
Hail
as Sister Veronica
(1973)
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
as Betty Waterman
(1972)
...And Then It Happened
as Emma
(1971)
Made For Each Other
as Group Member