1. Mary Margaret Wood was an American actress of stage, film, and television.
19 Facts About Peggy Wood
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Peggy Wood is best remembered for her performance as the title character in the CBS television series Mama, for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series; her starring role as Naomi, Ruth's mother-in-law, in The Story of Ruth ; and her final screen appearance as Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music, for which she received nominations for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
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Mary Margaret Peggy Wood was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Eugene Peggy Wood, a journalist, and Mary Gardner, a telegraph operator.
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Peggy Wood studied voice in France with soprano Emma Calve.
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Peggy Wood was an early member of the Actors' Equity Association, spending nearly 50 years onstage, beginning in the chorus and becoming known as a Broadway singer and star.
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Peggy Wood made her stage debut in 1910, as part of the chorus for Naughty Marietta.
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Peggy Wood starred in several other musicals before playing the role of Portia in a 1928 production of The Merchant of Venice.
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Peggy Wood was selected by Noel Coward to star in the original London production of his wildly successful operetta Bitter Sweet.
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Peggy Wood's few film appearances include roles in Jalna, A Star Is Born, Call It a Day, The Housekeeper's Daughter, The Bride Wore Boots, Magnificent Doll, and Dream Girl.
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Peggy Wood co-starred with comedian Imogene Coca on Broadway in The Girls in 509.
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Peggy Wood portrayed Fanny Ellis, a once famous star who prepares for a performance; the play lasted 47 performances.
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Peggy Wood was thrilled to be in the movie, but she knew she could no longer sing "Climb Ev'ry Mountain".
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In 1969, Peggy Wood joined the cast of One Life to Live as Dr Kate Nolan, and had a recurring role until the end of the year.
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Peggy Wood wrote a biography of actor John Drew, Jr.
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Peggy Wood received numerous awards for her theatrical work and for a while was president of the American National Theater and Academy.
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Peggy Wood gave birth to their son in 1927 at the age of 35.
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Peggy Wood's second husband was an executive in the printing business who died in 1973.
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Peggy Wood was a devout Episcopalian and a member of the Episcopal Actors Guild.
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Peggy Wood died on March 18,1978, at age 86, in Stamford, Connecticut, following a stroke.