Peggy Converse (April 3, 1905 – March 2, 2001) born Velma Randall,Family Tree
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Career

Converse began acting at the age of 16 in Los Angeles. She played ingénue parts in the 1920s and 1930s in Broadway productions of ''Infernal Machine'' and ''The Comedy of Good and Evil''. She toured the country, playing 100 roles in productions in over 1000 theaters across the United States and Canada, often with her second husband, fellow actor Don Porter. Her film career started in 1942, with an uncredited part in '' My Sister Eileen'', and concluded with 1988's '' The Accidental Tourist''. She also made guest appearances on television shows from the 1950s to the 1980s, including the unaired

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of ''

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''. She graduated from

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in 1927.

Personal life

Her first husband was Edmund Converse, the founder of Bonanza Air Lines. After they divorced, she married Porter. Their marriage lasted 53 years, until his death in 1997. They had two children.

Stage credits

* ''Infernal Machine'' (?) * ''The Comedy of Good and Evil'' (?) * ''Miss Quis'' (1937) as Crickett * ''Wuthering Heights'' (1939) as Isabel Linton

Filmography

* '' My Sister Eileen'' (1942) as Receptionist (uncredited) * '' Good Luck, Mr. Yates'' (1943) as Amy Wallace (uncredited) * '' The Girl of the Limberlost'' (1945) as Jessie Reed * '' Just Before Dawn'' (1946) as Connie Day (uncredited) * '' The Brute Man'' (1946) as Mrs. Obringer (uncredited) * '' Railroaded!'' (1947) as Marie Weston * ''

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'' (1948) as Mrs. Waters * '' The Devil's Henchman'' (1949) as Connie * '' Father Is a Bachelor'' (1950) as Genevieve Cassin * '' Borderline'' (1950) as Suspect Questioned (uncredited) * '' The Family Secret'' (1951) as Sybil Bradley * ''

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'' (1953) as Mrs. Margaret Davidson * '' They Rode West'' (1954) as Mrs. Martha Walters * '' Drum Beat'' (1954) as Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant * '' The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse'' (1954) (episode "The Grey and Gold Dress) as Jane * '' City Detective'' (1954) (episode "Why Should the Beautiful Die") as Jane * ''

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'' (1955) (episode "Stay on Stranger") as Mrs. Alice Lloyd * ''

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'' (1955) (episode "The Flood") as Louella Ryan * '' Studio 57'' (1955) (episode "The Engagement Ring") * '' You Are There'' (1956) (episode "The Heroism of Clara Barton (September 17, 1862)") as Clara Barton * '' Telephone Time'' (1956) (episode "The Joyful Lunatic") * '' Panic!'' (1957) (episode "The Priest") as Mrs. Oliver * '' Perry Mason (TV series)'' (1957) (episode "The Case of the Vagabond Vixen") as Myrtle Northrup * ''

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'' (1958) as Mrs. Quary * ''

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'' (1958) as Flavia McIntyre * '' Voice in the Mirror'' (1958) as Mrs. Harriet Cunningham * ''

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'' (1958) (episode "A Grave Undertaking") as Margaret Reed * ''

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'' (1960) (episode "Backward, Turn Backward") as Mrs. Lyons * '' Perry Mason (TV series)'' (1960) (episode "The Case of the Treacherous Toupee") as Sybil Basset * ''

'' (1961) (Unaired pilot episode "The Wonderful World of Wilbur Pope") as Mrs. Bagby * ''

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'' (1964) (episode "The Antique Dealer") as Fred's Wife * '' Insight (TV series)'' (1974) (episode "When You See Arcturus") as Mother * ''

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'' (1977) (episode "Cops and Robin") as Housekeeper * ''Cops and Robin'' (1978 TV movie) as Housekeeper * ''

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'' (1979) (episode "Till Dad Do Us Part") as Hannah * ''

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'' (1979) (episode "Days of Beer and Rosie") as Mrs. Hollingsworth * ''The Best Place to Be'' (1979 TV movie) as Jean Callahan * ''

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'' (1980) (episode "The Siren Song") as Mrs. Gilroy * ''

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'' (1981) (seven episodes) as Mother Superior * ''

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'' (1982) (March 22 episode) as Mrs. Calhoun * ''

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'' (1982) (episode "The Visitation") as Mrs. Caldwell * ''

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'' (1986) (episode "The Grandparents") as Grandma Lawson * '' The Accidental Tourist'' (1988) as Mrs. Barrett

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Converse, Peggy 1905 births 2001 deaths American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses People from Oregon City, Oregon Stanford University alumni