Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 26, 1920
Place of Birth
Jamestown, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Norma Deloris Egstrom
Peggy Lee
Biography
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 Lee 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.
Known For - Movies
Lady and the Tramp
as Darling / Si / Am / Peg (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Stage Door Canteen
as Benny Goodman Orchestra Singer (uncredited)
The Jazz Singer
as Judy Lane
Man and Cat
as Poor Old Woman
Judy Garland Duets
as Self (archive footage)
The Powers Girl
as Peggy Lee - Goodman Band Vocalist (uncredited)
Mr. Music
as Peggy Lee
Disney's Halloween Treat
as Si / Am (voice) (archive footage)
Julie's Christmas Special
as Self / Sugar Plum Fairy
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Wogan
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Musical Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Oscars
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Singer