Trivia

On June 14, 2006, she appeared as guest of honor at a special screening of Curse of the Demon (1957) in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, UK. Looking slim and elegant and nowhere near her age, Peggy answered some questions from the audience before viewing the film for the first time.

After Peggy was fired from Forever Amber (1947) and replaced by Linda Darnell, costume designer René Hubert had to re-do the designs originally intended to fit Peggy, which cost $65,000, to fit Darnell. An additional $25,000 was spent on those re-designs.

Practiced on a shooting range for her career-defining role as Annie Starr in Gun Crazy (1950).

She went to the US for the role of Amber in Forever Amber (1947), but production was suspended after a month for work on the script, during which time it was decided that she wasn't well known enough to play the lead. She was replaced by Linda Darnell.

For Forever Amber (1947), over 200 hopefuls were tested for the coveted role of Amber before she was signed. The 23-year-old actress was spotted by the producer in a West End play.

Memories differ as to how long she filmed on Forever Amber (1947): "Look" Magazine claimed it was 39 days, while the film's screenwriter Philip Dunne recalled it as being six to ten days; co-star Vincent Price said it was two months. The February 1989 edition of "Films in Review" asserts that because of the large number of production stills that were taken, Price's estimate is the most plausible.

After production closed down on the Peggy Cummins/John M. Stahl version of Forever Amber (1947), Norma Varden was re-cast in a slightly larger but different role.

Her mother, Margaret Tracy, was an actress; her father was a journalist and music teacher.

Acted on stage and in radio plays as a teenager.

Her two best known films are known by alternate titles: Gun Crazy (1950) (originally "Deadly Is the Female") and Curse of the Demon (1957) (aka "Night of the Demon").

Daughter of Margaret Tracy.