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Peggy Lee

Film Actress / Actress / Songwriter / Radio Personality / Voice Actress / Musician / Television Actress | * 05/26/1920 († 81, 01/21/2002) | Jamestown, New York (United States of America (USA))
Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress whose career spanned seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, Lee created a sophisticated persona, writing music for films, acting, and recording conceptual record albums combining poetry and music. Called the "Queen of American pop music," Lee recorded over 1,100 masters and composed over 270 songs. ()

Peggy Lee was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer and actress, in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and performer. She wrote music for films, acted, and created conceptual record albums—encompassing poetry, jazz, chamber pop, and art songs. In 1952 Lee starred in The Jazz Singer, a Technicolor remake of the early Al Jolson part-talkie 1927 film of the same name. In 1955, she played an alcoholic blues singer in Pete Kelly's Blues, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 1955 Lee did the speaking and singing voices for several characters in Disney's Lady and the Tramp: she played the human "Darling", the dog "Peg", and the two Siamese cats "Si and Am". In 1957, Lee guest starred on the short-lived ABC variety program, The Guy Mitchell Show.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every ...

Gangster Squad

R

2013 | 3.2/5 | 1h 53min
Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
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Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at Lady's home make her decide to travel with him fo ...

Lady and the Tramp

G

1955 | 3.6/5 | 1h 16min
Kids & Family, Animation, Romance / Love
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In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with t ...

King Kong

PG-13

2005 | 3.4/5 | 3h 7min
Adventure, Drama, Action
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In 1927, a Kansas City, Missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy until a racketeer tries to extort them in exchange for protection. ...

Pete Kelly's Blues

NR

1955 | 3.0/5 | 1h 35min
Crime, Drama, Music
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Awards & Nominations for Peggy Lee

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Movies with Peggy Lee as Actress(18)

as Self (archive footage)2013 Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
as Archival Footage2005 Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
as Self (archive footage)2001 Dean Martin: That's Amore
as herself1990 Night Of 100 Stars III
as Si / Am (voice) (archive footage)1982 Disney's Halloween Treat
as Darling (voice)1978 Lady and the Tramp: A Lesson in Sharing Attention
as herself1973 Julie's Christmas Special
as herself1970 Petula
as herself1962 President Kennedy's Birthday Salute
as Self (archive footage)1956 Jazz Ball
as Darling / Si / Am / Peg (voice)1955 Lady and the Tramp
as Rose Hopkins1955 Pete Kelly's Blues
as Judy Lane1953 The Jazz Singer
as herself1950 Mr. Music
as Harp (singing voice)1946 Jasper in a Jam
as Harp1945 Jasper and the Beanstalk
as Benny Goodman Orchestra Singer (uncredited)1943 Stage Door Canteen
as Peggy Lee - Goodman Band Vocalist (uncredited)1943 The Powers Girl

TV Shows/Series with Peggy Lee as Actress(25)

as herself1982 Wogan
1973 The Bobby Darin Show
as herself1971 The Pearl Bailey Show
as herself1969 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as herself1969 The Johnny Cash Show
as herself1967 The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Musical Guest1967 The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters1967 The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest1967 The Carol Burnett Show
1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as herself1964 The Hollywood Palace
as herself1963 The Judy Garland Show
as herself1963 The Danny Kaye Show
as herself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as herself1957 DuPont Show of the Month
as herself1956 The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Singer1956 The Steve Allen Show
as herself1956 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Natalia Cory1953 GE Theater
as herself1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 Cavalcade of Bands
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as Self - Singer1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as herself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Singer1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Peggy Lee as Crew(4)

Production/Production Manager1995 Full Throttle
Sound/Songs1958 Tom Thumb
Sound/Songs1955 Lady and the Tramp
Writing/Lyricist1955 Lady and the Tramp

Full Name: Norma Deloris Egstrom
Born: Wednesday, 05/26 1920 (May) in Jamestown, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 01/21 2002 (January) in Los Angeles (aged: 81)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Record Label: Decca, Capitol Records
Spouses (current/former): Dewey Martin, Dave Barbour, Brad Dexter
Other names for Peggy Lee (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Norma Deloris Egstrom"
"Susan Melton" (Pseudonym)
"Peggy Lee (Sängerin)"
Peggy Lee frequently works together with these people:
Mickey Rooney (14x, Actor)
Charlton Heston (13x, Actor)
Eddie Albert (13x, Actor)
Tony Randall (13x, Actor)
Peter Lawford (13x, Actor)
Diahann Carroll (13x, Actress)
Sammy Davis Jr. (13x, Actor)
Louis Armstrong (13x, Actor)
Debbie Reynolds (12x, Actress)
Polly Bergen (12x, Actress)
Shelley Berman (12x, Actor)
George Pal (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:5787, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/20/2024