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Peggy Lee

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.


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Born:
May 26, 1920 In Jamestown, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
32
First Appeared:
In the movie The Powers Girl 1943-01-15
Latest Project:
Movie Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas 2013-05-10
Known For
Poster of Julie's Christmas Special
Poster of Jasper in a Jam
Poster of Jasper and the Beanstalk
Poster of The Powers Girl
Filmography
Movie Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas Self (archive footage) 2013-05-10
Movie Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook (archive footage) 2005-10-25
Movie Dean Martin: That's Amore Self (archive footage) 2001-01-01
Movie Night of 100 Stars III Self 1990-05-21
Series Wogan Herself 1982-05-04
Movie Disney's Halloween Treat Si / Am (voice) (archive footage) 1982-10-30
Series The Bobby Darin Show Unknown 1973-01-19
Movie Julie's Christmas Special Herself 1973-12-24
Movie Petula Self 1970-12-26
Series The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour Unknown 1969-01-22
Series The Johnny Cash Show Unknown 1969-06-07
Series The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Unknown 1966-09-13
Series The Hollywood Palace Unknown 1964-01-04
Series The Big Party 1959-10-08
Series The Bob Crosby Show Unknown 1958-06-14
Movie Jazz Ball Self (archive footage) 1956-01-01
Series The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Unknown 1956-10-05
Series The Steve Allen Show Unknown 1956-06-24
Movie Lady and the Tramp Darling / Si / Am / Peg (voice) 1955-06-22
Movie Pete Kelly's Blues Rose Hopkins 1955-07-31
Series General Electric Theater Unknown 1953-02-01
Series The Oscars Unknown 1953-03-19
Movie The Jazz Singer Judy Lane 1953-02-14
Series Cavalcade of Bands 1950-01-17
Series The Colgate Comedy Hour Unknown 1950-09-10
Movie Mr. Music Peggy Lee 1950-12-08
Series Cavalcade of Stars 1949-06-04
Series The Ed Sullivan Show Unknown 1948-06-20
Movie Jasper in a Jam Harp (singing voice) 1946-10-18
Movie Jasper and the Beanstalk Harp 1945-10-18
Movie The Powers Girl Peggy Lee - Goodman Band Vocalist (uncredited) 1943-01-15
Movie Stage Door Canteen Benny Goodman Orchestra Singer (uncredited) 1943-06-24