Peggy Lee
Known For
Acting
Born
1920-05-26 in Jamestown, New York, USA
Died
2002-01-21
Biography
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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Wogan
as Self
The Oscars
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Musical Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Singer
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
Dinah!
as Self
Lady and the Tramp
as Darling / Si / Am / Peg (voice)
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
DuPont Show of the Month
as Self
The George Gobel Show
as Self