Peggy Stewart
American actress Peggy Stewart was one of the queens of the Westerns during the genre's film heyday of the 1940s and '50s. A native of West Palm Beach, Florida, she relocated with her family to California as a teenager. She was befriended by actor Henry O'Neill who suggested her for the role of the teenaged daughter of Joel McCrea and Frances Dee in "Wells Fargo" (1937). She signed a contract with Republic Pictures and was soon starring in a steady succession of B-movie Westerns. She was perhaps best known for her roles in the serialized films based on the Red Ryder comic strip. She made a number of appearances in the series, acting in titles like "Tucson Raiders" (1944), that starred Wild Bill Elliott as Red Ryder. She worked outside of Westerns during her time at Republic starring in films like "The Tiger Woman" (1945) and "Messenger of Peace" (1947). With the advent of television, she began working regularly on the new medium's cowboy shows, appearing on popular programs like "The Cisco Kid" (Syndicated, 1950-56), "The Roy Rogers Show" (NBC, 1951-57), and "The Gene Autry Show" (CBS, 1950-56). As Westerns began to subside in popularity, Stewart began acting less, although she still made television appearances on a regular basis throughout the 1960s and '70s in primetime network shows such as "The Mod Squad" (ABC, 1968-73) and "Baretta" (ABC, 1975-78). She found a new niche as she aged, playing a variety of elderly female characters. She had guest roles on popular fare, from "Seinfeld" (NBC, 1989-98) to "NCIS" (CBS, 2003- ) to "Weeds" (Showtime, 2005-12). She appeared on "The Office" (NBC, 2005-13) as the grandmother of Jenna Fischer's Pam. On the big screen, she played another grandmother opposite Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg in "That's My Boy" (2012). She made her last on-screen appearance on Laurie Metcalf's "Getting On" (HBO, 2013-15). Stewart passed away on May 29, 2019 at 95.
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Peggy Stewart
Filmography
Movies
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That's My Boy | Grandma Delores (Character) | $36.9M | 2012 |
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The Fall of the House of Usher | Barmaid (Character) | - | 1982 |
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Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw | Hattie Baker (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Five Savage Men | Mrs. Emily Perkins (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Clown and the Kid | Sister Grace (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gun Street | Mrs. Knudson (Character) | - | 1961 |
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When the Clock Strikes | Mrs. Pierce (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kansas Territory | Kay Collins (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Black Lash | Joan Delysa (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Montana Incident | Clara Martin (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pride of Maryland | Christine Loomis (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Country Parson | Evangeline Lockley (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ride, Ryder, Ride! | Libby Brooks (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fighting Redhead | Sheila O'Connor (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Desert Vigilante | Betty Long (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dead Man's Gold | June Thornton (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trail to San Antone | Kit Barlow (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stagecoach to Denver | Beautiful (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vigilantes of Boomtown | Molly McVey (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Son of Zorro | Kate Wells (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Days of Buffalo Bill | Molly Owens (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conquest of Cheyenne | Cheyenne Jackson (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alias Billy the Kid | Ann Marshall (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Invisible Informer | Rosalind Baylor (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Red River Renegades | Julie Bennett (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | California Gold Rush | Hazel Parker (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Phantom Rider | Doris Shannon (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Utah | Jackie (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rough Riders of Cheyenne | Melinda Sterling (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stagecoach to Monterey | Jessie Wade (Character) | - | 1945 |
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The Vampire's Ghost | Julie Vance (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tiger Woman | Phyllis Carrington (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Oregon Trail | Jill Layton (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bandits of the Bad Lands | Melinda Sterling (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Code of the Prairie | Helen Matson (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Silver City Kid | Ruth Clayton (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Firebrands of Arizona | Poppy Calhoun (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sheriff of Las Vegas | Ann Carter (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marshal of Laredo | Judy Bowers (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cheyenne Wild Cat | Betty Lou Hopkins (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girls in Chains | Terry (Character) | - | 1943 |
80% | No Score Yet | Back Street | Freda Smith (Character) | - | 1941 |
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All This and Heaven Too | Helen Lexington (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Everybody's Hobby | Bunny (Character) | - | 1939 |
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That Certain Age | Mary Lee (Character) | - | 1938 |
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Little Tough Guy | Rita Belle (Character) | - | 1938 |
TV
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81% | 89% | The Office | Sylvia (Guest Star) | 2010 |
97% | 95% | Justified | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 84% | NCIS | Elderly Lady (Guest Star) | 2008 |
82% | 88% | My Name Is Earl | Dotty Lake (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 93% | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
89% | 92% | Seinfeld | Aunt May (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mod Squad | Mrs. Kane (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunsmoke | Fan Hacker (Guest Star) | 1959-1961 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fugitive | Mrs. Franklin (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Have Gun -- Will Travel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1957 1961 |
92% | 96% | The Twilight Zone | Grace Stockton (Character) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Timmy & Lassie | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lassie | Mrs. Johnson (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rebel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marshal Dillon | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1959-1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Elsa Jordan (Guest Star) | 1958-1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Roy Rogers Show | Myra Fuller (Guest Star) | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gene Autry Show | Ellie March (Guest Star) | 1950 |