- Born
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- Birth nameMargaret Jane Rea
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Peggy Rea was born on March 31, 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress and casting director, known for Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Grace Under Fire (1993) and The Dukes of Hazzard (1979). She died on February 5, 2011 in Toluca Lake, California, USA.
- ParentsJohn Jennings ReaRuth Haag Rea
- Former saleslady and MGM secretary to Arthur Freed.
- Played in Anthony Quinn's National Road Company production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" for 2-1/2 years.
- Hearty, happy, plumpish, matronly character actress mainly scored in light TV offerings, and best known for playing Rose Burton on The Waltons (1972), Lulu Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) and the mother-in-law on Grace Under Fire (1993).
- One of Lucy's original "Wednesday Afternoon Fine Arts League" members on the classic I Love Lucy (1951) episodes.
- Peggy Rea passed away on February 5, 2011, less than two months away from what would have been her 90th birthday on March 31.
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