Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1892-02-09
- Day of Death1978-03-18 (86 years)
- Place of BirthBrooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA
- Also Known AsMary Margaret WoodMary Margaret "Peggy" Wood
Peggy Wood
Biography
Mary Margaret Wood was an American actress of stage, film, and television. She is best remembered for her performance as the title character in the CBS television series Mama, for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series; her starring role as Naomi, Ruth's mother-in-law, in The Story of Ruth; and her final screen appearance as Mother...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 1965
The Sound of Music
As: Mother Abbess
- 1961
Dr. Kildare
As: Katie Harris
- 1960
The Story of Ruth
As: Naomi
- 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: Sarah Jolland
- 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
As: Mrs. Oliver Jordan
- 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
As: Florence McDavid
- 1948
Dream Girl
As: Lucy Allerton
- 1946
Magnificent Doll
As: Mrs. Payne
- 1946
The Bride Wore Boots
As: Grace Apley
- 1939
The Housekeeper's Daughter
As: Olga
- 1937
A Star Is Born
As: Miss Phillips
- 1937
Call It a Day
As: Ethel Francis
- 1935
Jalna
As: Meg Whiteoaks
- 1935
The Right to Live
As: Nurse Weyland
- 1934
Handy Andy
As: Ernestine Yates
- 1929
Wonder of Women
As: Brigitte
- 1919
Almost a Husband
As: Eva McElwyn