Peggy Lee
Acting
Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as 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 she 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. Lee continued to perform into the 1990s, sometimes using a wheelchair. After years of poor health, she died of complications from diabetes and a heart attack at the age of 81.
Known for
Acting55
movieQueens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
2013
Self (archive footage)
movie…Sings Musicals
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieJazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieBette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
2005
(archive footage)
movieJudy Garland Duets
2005
Self (archive footage)
Man and Cat
2001
Poor Old Woman
movieDean Martin: That's Amore
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieDisney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2
1986
(voice) (archive footage)
movieDisney's Halloween Treat
1982
Si / Am (voice) (archive footage)
tvWogan
1982
Self
movieLady and the Tramp: A Lesson in Sharing Attention
1978
Darling (voice)
tvDinah!
1974
Self
movieJulie's Christmas Special
1973
Self / Sugar Plum Fairy
moviePetula
1970
Self
tvThe Carol Burnett Show
1967
Self / Self - Musical Guest / Self - Guest / Various Characters / Self - Guest
tvThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
Packer Jo
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956
Self / Self - Singer
movieJazz Ball
1956
Self (archive footage)
moviePete Kelly's Blues
1955
Rose Hopkins
movieLady and the Tramp
1955
Darling / Si / Am / Peg (voice)
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieThe Jazz Singer
1953
Judy Lane
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Natalia Cory
movieMr. Music
1950
Peggy Lee
Jasper in a Jam
1946
Harp (singing voice)
movieStage Door Canteen
1943
Benny Goodman Orchestra Singer (uncredited)
movieThe Powers Girl
1943
Peggy Lee - Goodman Band Vocalist (uncredited)
movieNat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits
Self (archive footage)
Sound2
Production1
movieFull Throttle
1995
Production Manager
Writing1
movieLady and the Tramp
1955
Lyricist