Peggy Lee
Known for Acting · 55 credits
- Born
- 1920-05-26
- Died
- 2002-01-21
- Place of birth
- Jamestown, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Norma Deloris Egstrom
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (28)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self / Self - Musical Guest / Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self / Self - Singer
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Packer Jo
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Self
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
as Self
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972
as Self
General Electric Theater
1953
as Natalia Cory
The Judy Garland Show
1963
as Self
The Big Party
1959
as Self
The Bobby Darin Show
1973
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
as Self
The Bob Crosby Show
1958
Cavalcade of Bands
1950
Cavalcade of Stars
1949
Movies (27)
Lady and the Tramp
1955
as Darling / Si / Am / Peg (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Benny Goodman Orchestra Singer (uncredited)
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2
1986
as (voice) (archive footage)
Pete Kelly's Blues
1955
as Rose Hopkins
Disney's Halloween Treat
1982
as Si / Am (voice) (archive footage)
The Powers Girl
1943
as Peggy Lee - Goodman Band Vocalist (uncredited)
Man and Cat
2001
as Poor Old Woman
President Kennedy's Birthday Salute
1962
as Self
The Jazz Singer
1953
as Judy Lane
Mr. Music
1950
as Peggy Lee
Judy Garland Duets
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits
as Self (archive footage)
Petula
1970
as Self
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Lady and the Tramp: A Lesson in Sharing Attention
1978
as Darling (voice)
Jazz Ball
1956
as Self (archive footage)
Julie's Christmas Special
1973
as Self / Sugar Plum Fairy
Jasper in a Jam
1946
as Harp (singing voice)
Dean Martin: That's Amore
2001
as Self (archive footage)
…Sings Musicals
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
2005
as (archive footage)
Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show
1961
Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee
2004
Jasper and the Beanstalk
1945
as Harp
Peggy Lee: Things Are Swingin'
2021
as Singer
About Peggy Lee
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… With 55 credits spanning from 1943 to 2021, Peggy Lee has appeared in 27 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peggy Lee Movies
- Lady and the Tramp (1955) — as Darling / Si / Am / Peg (voice)
- Night of 100 Stars III (1990) — as Self
- Stage Door Canteen (1943) — as Benny Goodman Orchestra Singer (uncredited)
- Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2 (1986) — as (voice) (archive footage)
- Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) — as Rose Hopkins
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