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Peggy Wood. Mary Margaret Wood (February 9, 1892 – March 18, 1978) was an American actress of stage, film, and television. She is best remembered for her performance as the title character in the CBS television series Mama (1949–1957), for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series; her ...
Above all else, singer/actress Peggy Wood has endeared herself to both TV and film audiences with one single role in each medium. She made warm, lasting impressions as the benevolent, strong-willed Scandinanvian matriarch Marta Hansen in the series drama Mama (1949), and as the knowing Mother Abbess who gently but firmly steers Julie Andrews' novice away from the nunnery and into the arms of ...
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Peggy Wood was a singer/actress who starred in musicals, comedies and dramas on stage and screen. She was known for her roles in Mama, The Sound of Music and Blithe Spirit, and was a friend of Noël Coward and Will Rogers.
- February 9, 1892
- March 18, 1978
Mar 29, 2016 · Peggy Wood, star of TV's "Mama" and an Oscar nominee for her performance as the Mother Abbess in "The Sound of Music," discusses her long career in this rare...
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Actresses Bette Davis (All About Eve, Jezebel) and Peggy Wood (The Sound Of Music, MAMA) sit down with Dick Cavett to discuss their personal and professional...
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Song : Climb Every MountainArtist : Peggy WoodLyrics : Oscar Hammerstein IIMusic : Richard RodgersMovie : The Sound Of MusicYear : 1965
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Peggy Wood was a versatile performer who starred in musicals, dramas, and comedies. She is best known for her roles in Mama, The Story of Ruth, and The Sound of Music, for which she was nominated for several awards.