Peggy Miley
{{short description|American actress and writer (born 1941)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Peggy Miley
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1941}}
| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
| yearsactive = 1984–present
| occupation = Actress
}}
Peggy Miley is an American actress and writer. She has played supporting roles in films such as Alice, The Little Princess, Bandits, The Back-up Plan, and Primary Colors. She played Doris Driscoll in the Netflix series Stranger Things. She is also known for her work in commercials, including a Christmas television ad for Cheerios in which she played the grandmother.{{cite web|url=http://www.retrojunk.com/commercial/show/23867/cheerios-christmasgrandma-and-baby|title=Cheerios Christmas-Grandma and Baby - Retro Junk Commercial|publisher=Retrojunk.com|accessdate=24 November 2014}}
Personal life
Miley graduated from St. Jean Baptiste High School in 1959 where she was involved with theatre, and from St. John's University with a degree in literature in 1963. In 1975 she completed a master's degree in Humanities at NYU.{{cite web|url=http://www.celebrityparentsmag.com/catching-up-withactress-peggy-miley/|title=Catching Up With...Actress Peggy Miley - Celebrity Parents Magazine|work=Celebrity Parents Magazine|accessdate=24 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912164035/http://www.celebrityparentsmag.com/catching-up-withactress-peggy-miley/|archive-date=12 September 2017|url-status=dead}}
Television
Miley has guest starred on several television series including Becker, Boy Meets World, Liv and Maddie, NYPD Blue, Big Love, Monk, Mike & Molly and Six Feet Under.{{cite web|url=http://www.peggymiley.com/resume.html|title=Peggy Miley: RESUME|publisher=Peggymiley.com|accessdate=24 November 2014}} She played a supporting role in the 1998 television movie Winchell.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1986
|Frog Goes to Dinner |Pauline |Video short |
| 1988
|{{sortname|The|Beat|The Beat (1988 film)}} |Mrs. Peggy Kahn | |
| 1990
|Delores | |
| 1993
|Aunt Zoha | |
| 1995
|{{sortname|A|Little Princess|A Little Princess (1995 film)}} |Ms. Mabel | |
| 1996
|Ruby's Mom Abagail | |
| 1998
|{{sortname|The|Odd Couple II}} |Millie | |
| 1998
|Regent Cuzar | |
| 2001
|Mildred Kronenberg | |
| 2002
|Surprise | Martha |Short |
| 2007
|{{sortname|An|Irish Vampire in Hollywood|nolink=1}} |Aunt Mary |Video |
| 2008
|Paula | |
| 2010
|{{sortname|The|Back-up Plan}} |Shirley | |
| 2011
|{{sortname|The|Resident|The Resident (film)}} |Mrs. Carla Rosenbaum | |
| 2014
|Mrs. Bettina Howard | |
| 2014
|Mrs. Sonya Phillips | |
| 2014
|Carpool Lane Magician | Peg " |Short |
| 2017
|Altitude |Mrs. Walsh | |
| 2017
|Betty | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1993
|Mattie |"Dream Girl" |
| 1994
|Ms. Angela |"Who Killed Good Time Charlie?" |
| 1994
|Mrs. Rose Stimpson |"Follow Your Dreams" |
| 1994
|Rosie |"Be Careful What You Wish For" |
| 1995
|Maureen |TV miniseries |
| 1996
|{{sortname|The|Secret World of Alex Mack}} |Mrs. Rose Hardwick |"Working" |
| 1997
|{{sortname|The|Pretender|The Pretender (TV series)}} |Rosie |"Mirage" |
| 1997
|Mrs. Abigail Dempsey |"Shampoo" |
| 1997
|Mrs. Margaret Holden |"Tom and Geri" |
| 1998
|Bernice Brisco |"Bad Dog" |
| 1998
|{{sortname|The|Naked Truth|The Naked Truth (TV series)}} |Shirley |"Jake or Fake?" |
| 1998
|Rosa, The Columbian |"Collect Call for Dick" |
| 1998
|Olivia |TV film |
| 1998
|Mrs. Maggie Forrester |"Man Plans, God Laughs" |
| 1999
|ER |Mary, Bird Lady |"Sticks and Stones" |
| 2000
|Nana Marie aka Nana Boo Boo |"She's Having My Baby Back Ribs" |
| 2000
|Sylvia the Lunch Lady |"Chokin' and Tokin'" |
| 2000
|{{sortname|The|Others|The Others (TV series)}} | Ms. Rose Jean |"Mora" |
| 2000
|{{sortname|The|Norm Show}} |Marva |"Norm vs. Halloween" |
| 2000
|Marnie |"Bad Hair Week" |
| 2001
|Mrs. Corrine Smiley |"Sabrina, the Activist" |
| 2001
|{{sortname|The|Practice}} |Martha McKee |"Liar's Poker" |
| 2003
|Gretchen Wingley |"Maybe Baby" |
| 2003
|Rose Jean |"Death Works Overtime" |
| 2004
|{{sortname|The|Shield}} |Lou-Ann Klopp |"Mum" |
| 2005
|Monk |Mrs. Sylvia Willis |"Mr. Monk Gets Drunk" |
| 2008
|Anna 'Fat Fighters' |Guest role |
| 2008
|Charlotte Utley |"The Passenger in the Oven" |
| 2010
|Mrs. June Walker |"Under One Roof", "Next Ticket Out" |
| 2010
|Irma |"Double Crush", "Seoul Bros" |
| 2011
|Bonnie Bitters |"Big Time Moms" |
| 2012
|40 |Aunt Dot |TV series |
| 2012–13
|Sister Marcie |Unaired TV series |
| 2013
|{{sortname|The|Mindy Project}} |Steve's Mom Beverly |"Danny's Friend" |
| 2013
|Rosie |"Parade Crasher" |
| 2013
|Hattie |"Goodnight Gracie" |
| 2013
|Mother Perry |"My Little Brother" |
| 2015
|Joan |"Molly's Neverending Story" |
| 2015
|Sylvia |"Gift-A-Rooney" |
| 2016
|Assistant Living Show |Carney |TV film |
| 2017
|Ma Jablonski |"The Baxter's Get Bounced" |
| 2019
|Doris Driscoll |TV series |
| 2020
|Mocha Jane |"The Surprise Party" |
| |2020
|Rhoda Tipping |"Go Home, Gentrifier!" |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|0587323}}
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Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American stage actresses
Category:American television actresses
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