Peggy Pope
Born: 1929-05-15 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Died: 2020-05-27
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2008
- Choke as Sister Angela
2007
- Four Lane Highway as Waitress
2003
- Hope & Faith as Mrs. Olsen
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Brenda Hodge
2000
- Ed as Ms. Ozols
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sylvia Walp
1996
- The Substitute as Hannah Dillon
1994
- ER as Mrs. Gainsley
1991
1990
- Law & Order as Sally Jaspers
1989
- Curfew as Mrs. Alva
- Anything But Love
1988
- Empty Nest
- Meet the Munceys as Bernice Muncey
1987
- Roses Are for the Rich as Bea Osborne
- Roses Are for the Rich as Bea Osborne
1985
- The Golden Girls as Gladys Barton
- The Twilight Zone as (segment "Tooth and Consequences")
- Once Bitten as Mrs. Kendall
1984
- Night Court as Anita
- Kate & Allie
- The Last Starfighter as Elvira
- The Toughest Man in the World as Esther
1982
- St. Elsewhere as Grace
- 9 to 5
1981
- Hill Street Blues
- All Night Long as Waitress
1980
- Nine to Five as Margaret Foster
1979
- Knots Landing as Mrs. Ellis
- Hart to Hart
- Billy
1978
- Peeping Times as Prisoner
- Fame as Dottie Dorfman
1977
- Eight Is Enough
- Soap as Mrs. David
- Oh, God! as Shoplifting Customer (uncredited)
1975
- Barney Miller as Lonna Lane
1974
1973
- Acts of Love and Other Comedies as Betty Waterman
- Calucci's Department
- Hail as Sister Veronica
1972
- ...And Then It Happened as Emma
1971
- Made For Each Other as Group Member
1968
1964
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mrs. Dorfman