- Born
- Nickname
- Pretty, Perky Peggy King
- Height5′ (1.52 m)
- In 1952, MGM signed her to a contract, which led to a singing cameo in Vincente Minnelli's The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) (recorded with Skip Martin for MGM Records) and a series of commercial jingles for Hunt's tomato sauce. She sang in the 1955 cult comedy Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) and was featured as chief co-star on the poster. She portrayed the stewardess Janet Turner in the suspense thriller Zero Hour! (1957), later the basis for the disaster spoof, Airplane! (1980).
- IMDb mini biography by: rod-duncan
- SpousesSamuel Rudofker(1961 - July 30, 1994) (his death, 2 children)Knobby Lee(? - 1956) (divorced)
- ChildrenJonathan Rudofker
- RelativesHaley Rudofker(Grandchild)
- As of 2013, was living in Philadelphia, PA.
- On February 8, 1960, King became one of the first stars to be honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her star is located on the north side of the 6500 block of Hollywood Blvd.
- Her second husband was the president of After Six Formal Wear (later, simply After Six).
- Had two children with third husband Samuel: Jonathan King Rudofker (1962-2000) and Suzanne Stick (born 1963).
- She recorded two best-selling albums, "Wish Upon on a Star" and "Girl Meets Boy", and a string of hit singles, including "Make Yourself Comfortable" in 1954.
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