Peggy Miley
Peggy Miley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 (age 82–83) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1984–present |
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3] She played a supporting role in the 1998 television movie Winchell.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Frog Goes to Dinner | Pauline | Video short |
| 1988 | The Beat | Mrs. Peggy Kahn | |
| 1990 | Alice | Delores | |
| 1993 | Twenty Bucks | Aunt Zoha | |
| 1995 | A Little Princess | Ms. Mabel | |
| 1996 | Pie in the Sky | Ruby's Mom Abagail | |
| 1998 | The Odd Couple II | Millie | |
| 1998 | Star Trek: Insurrection | Regent Cuzar | |
| 2001 | Bandits | Mildred Kronenberg | |
| 2002 | Surprise | Martha | Short |
| 2007 | An Irish Vampire in Hollywood | Aunt Mary | Video |
| 2008 | San Saba | Paula | |
| 2010 | The Back-up Plan | Shirley | |
| 2011 | The Resident | Mrs. Carla Rosenbaum | |
| 2014 | Life After Beth | Mrs. Bettina Howard | |
| 2014 | Just Before I Go | Mrs. Sonya Phillips | |
| 2014 | Carpool Lane Magician | Peg " | Short |
| 2017 | Altitude | Mrs. Walsh | |
| 2017 | Suburbicon | Betty |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | South of Sunset | Mattie | "Dream Girl" |
| 1994 | Burke's Law | Ms. Angela | "Who Killed Good Time Charlie?" |
| 1994 | California Dreams | Mrs. Rose Stimpson | "Follow Your Dreams" |
| 1994 | Murphy Brown | Rosie | "Be Careful What You Wish For" |
| 1995 | OP Center | Maureen | TV miniseries |
| 1996 | The Secret World of Alex Mack | Mrs. Rose Hardwick | "Working" |
| 1997 | The Pretender | Rosie | "Mirage" |
| 1997 | Unhappily Ever After | Mrs. Abigail Dempsey | "Shampoo" |
| 1997 | NYPD Blue | Mrs. Margaret Holden | "Tom and Geri" |
| 1998 | Frasier | Bernice Brisco | "Bad Dog" |
| 1998 | The Naked Truth | Shirley | "Jake or Fake?" |
| 1998 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Rosa, The Columbian | "Collect Call for Dick" |
| 1998 | Winchell | Olivia | TV film |
| 1998 | Becker | Mrs. Maggie Forrester | "Man Plans, God Laughs" |
| 1999 | ER | Mary, Bird Lady | "Sticks and Stones" |
| 2000 | Boy Meets World | Nana Marie aka Nana Boo Boo | "She's Having My Baby Back Ribs" |
| 2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Sylvia the Lunch Lady | "Chokin' and Tokin'" |
| 2000 | The Others | Ms. Rose Jean | "Mora" |
| 2000 | The Norm Show | Marva | "Norm vs. Halloween" |
| 2000 | That's Life | Marnie | "Bad Hair Week" |
| 2001 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Mrs. Corrine Smiley | "Sabrina, the Activist" |
| 2001 | The Practice | Martha McKee | "Liar's Poker" |
| 2003 | NYPD Blue | Gretchen Wingley | "Maybe Baby" |
| 2003 | Six Feet Under | Rose Jean | "Death Works Overtime" |
| 2004 | The Shield | Lou-Ann Klopp | "Mum" |
| 2005 | Monk | Mrs. Sylvia Willis | "Mr. Monk Gets Drunk" |
| 2008 | Little Britain USA | Anna 'Fat Fighters' | Guest role |
| 2008 | Bones | Charlotte Utley | "The Passenger in the Oven" |
| 2010 | Big Love | Mrs. June Walker | "Under One Roof", "Next Ticket Out" |
| 2010 | Zeke and Luther | Irma | "Double Crush", "Seoul Bros" |
| 2011 | Big Time Rush | Bonnie Bitters | "Big Time Moms" |
| 2012 | 40 | Aunt Dot | TV series |
| 2012–13 | Next Caller | Sister Marcie | Unaired TV series |
| 2013 | The Mindy Project | Steve's Mom Beverly | "Danny's Friend" |
| 2013 | Crash & Bernstein | Rosie | "Parade Crasher" |
| 2013 | Modern Family | Hattie | "Goodnight Gracie" |
| 2013 | Lab Rats | Mother Perry | "My Little Brother" |
| 2015 | Mike & Molly | Joan | "Molly's Neverending Story" |
| 2015 | Liv and Maddie | Sylvia | "Gift-A-Rooney" |
| 2016 | Assistant Living Show | Carney | TV film |
| 2017 | Raven's Home | Ma Jablonski | "The Baxter's Get Bounced" |
| 2019 | Stranger Things | Doris Driscoll | TV series |
| 2020 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Mocha Jane | "The Surprise Party" |
| 2020 | Shameless | Rhoda Tipping | "Go Home, Gentrifier!" |
References
- ^ "Cheerios Christmas-Grandma and Baby - Retro Junk Commercial". Retrojunk.com. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Catching Up With...Actress Peggy Miley - Celebrity Parents Magazine". Celebrity Parents Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Peggy Miley: RESUME". Peggymiley.com. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
External links
- Peggy Miley at IMDb