Peggy Pope

Peggy Pope

1929-05-15 – 2020-05-27 (age 91) Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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Biography

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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.

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Known For

The Substitute
The Substitute

1996

as Hannah Dillon

Nine to Five
Nine to Five

1980

as Margaret Foster

Once Bitten
Once Bitten

1985

as Mrs. Kendall

The Last Starfighter
The Last Starfighter

1984

as Elvira

Choke
Choke

2008

as Sister Angela

Oh, God!
Oh, God!

1977

as Shoplifting Customer (uncredited)

Curfew
Curfew

1989

as Mrs. Alva

Fame
Fame

1978

as Dottie Dorfman

Hail
Hail

1973

as Sister Veronica

Peeping Times
Peeping Times

1978

as Prisoner

All Night Long
All Night Long

1981

as Waitress

The Toughest Man in the World
Made For Each Other
Made For Each Other

1971

as Group Member

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Four Lane Highway

2007

as Waitress

Meet the Munceys
Meet the Munceys

1988

as Bernice Muncey

Roses Are for the Rich
Roses Are for the Rich

1987

as Bea Osborne

Acts of Love and Other Comedies
Acts of Love and Other Comedies

1973

as Betty Waterman

...And Then It Happened