Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Peggy Pope (May 15, 1929 – May 27, 2020) was an American actress of stage, television and film. Pope made many acting appearances, including in such television series as Bewitched, Hart to Hart, Eight Is Enough, Barney Miller (in six episodes), Soap, The Golden Girls, Hope & Faith, and Law & Order. She is likely best remembered, if not by name, as "the office lush", and later, recovering alcoholic, Margaret Foster, in the 1980 movie 9 to 5. She also had a small role as Elvira in the 1984 science fiction movie The Last Starfighter. A year later, she appeared in Once Bitten as Mark Kendall's mother. In 2008, she appeared as Sister Angela in Clark Gregg's Choke. Pope's Broadway credits include Doctor Jazz (1975), The School for Wives (1971), Harvey (1970), The Rose Tattoo (1966), Viva Madison Avenue! (1960), The Long Dream (1960), and Moonbirds (1959). Pope won an Obie Award for Best Actress in 1968 for her performance in Muzeeka.
Also known as
Florence Margaret Pope
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
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Acting credits
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Other crew
Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
- 1
★ 8.0Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · tv · as Sylvia Walp
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★ 7.9Bewitched
1964 · tv · Acting
- 3
★ 7.8ER
1994 · tv · as Mrs. Gainsley
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★ 7.7The Twilight Zone
1985 · tv · as (segment "Tooth and Consequences")
- 5
★ 7.6Hill Street Blues
1981 · tv · Acting
- 6
★ 7.6The Golden Girls
1985 · tv · as Gladys Barton
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★ 7.6Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · tv · as Brenda Hodge
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★ 7.4Highway to Heaven
1984 · tv · as Marge Davis
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
