Peggy Wood
Acting Born Feb 9, 1892 Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA 24 credits
Biography
Mary Margaret Wood was an American actress who worked in stage, film, and television. She studied voice in France with soprano Emma Calve. Wood is widely remembered for portraying the title character in the CBS television series Mama, a role that earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Her film credits include the role of Naomi in The Story of Ruth and her final screen appearance as Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music, which resulted in Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations. Wood was married twice and had one son, David Weaver, with her first husband, John Van Alstyne Weaver. She later married William H. Walling.
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- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) as Mrs. Oliver Jordan
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) as Florence McDavid
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Sarah Jolland
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Katie Harris
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Sound of Music (1965) as Mother Abbess
- Mama (1949) as Marta Hansen
- The Story of Ruth (1960) as Naomi
- A Star Is Born (1937) as Miss Phillips
- Welcome to Woop Woop (1998) as Mother Superior (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Magnificent Doll (1946) as Mrs. Payne
- The Bride Wore Boots (1946) as Grace Apley
- The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939) as Olga
- Main Street to Broadway (1953) as Self (uncredited)
- Wonder of Women (1929) as Brigitte
- Call It a Day (1937) as Ethel Francis
- Handy Andy (1934) as Ernestine Yates
- Jalna (1935) as Meg Whiteoaks
- The Right to Live (1935) as Nurse Weyland
- Dream Girl (1948) as Lucy Allerton
- Almost a Husband (1919) as Eva McElwyn