Peggy Lee
Known for: Acting
Born: May 26, 1920
Died: January 21, 2002
Place of birth: Jamestown, New York, 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, 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 she 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. Lee continued to perform into the 1990s, sometimes using a wheelchair. After years of poor health, she died of complications from diabetes and a heart attack at the age of 81.
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Filmography
29 movies · 28 TV shows, newest first
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Peggy Lee: Things Are Swingin'
2021
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Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013
7.0
…Sings Musicals
2012
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Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2
2006
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Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
2005
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Judy Garland Duets
2005
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Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee
20047.0
Man and Cat
2001
8.0
Dean Martin: That's Amore
2001
6.5
Full Throttle
1995
4.3
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
10.0
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2
1986
6.5
Disney's Halloween Treat
1982
5.3
Wogan
1982
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Lady and the Tramp: A Lesson in Sharing Attention
1978
7.0
Dinah!
1974
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Julie's Christmas Special
1973
10.0
The Bobby Darin Show
1973
8.0
The Julie Andrews Hour
19728.0
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
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Petula
1970
6.5
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
6.8
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
6.9
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
5.0
The Hollywood Palace
1964
8.2
The Judy Garland Show
1963
7.0
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
7.8
President Kennedy's Birthday Salute
1962
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Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show
1961NR
The Big Party
1959
6.4
Tom Thumb
1958NR
The Bob Crosby Show
1958
7.4
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
6.2
The Steve Allen Show
1956
8.0
Jazz Ball
1956
6.3
Pete Kelly's Blues
1955
7.1
Lady and the Tramp
19557.8
The George Gobel Show
1954
7.0
The Oscars
1953
6.0
The Jazz Singer
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
6.5
Mr. Music
1950
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
19507.0
Cavalcade of Bands
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Cavalcade of Stars
1949
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
19486.6
Jasper in a Jam
1946
6.7
Jasper and the Beanstalk
1945
6.3
Stage Door Canteen
1943
7.0
The Powers Girl
1943
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Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits
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