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Peggy Wood

1892 - 1978

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Mary Margaret Wood (February 9, 1892 – March 18, 1978) 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 (1949–1957), 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 (1960); and her final screen appearance as Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music (1965), for which she received nominations for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peggy Wood is the 4,863rd most popular actor (up from 5,536th in 2019), the 7,656th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,085th in 2019) and the 2,224th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Peggy Wood ranks 4,863 out of 13,578. Before her are Jeremy Davies, John Ratzenberger, Nils Asther, Charlotte Stewart, Francisco Martínez Soria, and Miguel Sandoval. After her are Julia Stiles, Joan Shawlee, Marin Hinkle, Madeleine Robinson, Marshall Manesh, and Willi Forst.

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Among people born in 1892, Peggy Wood ranks 245. Before her are Leon Kozłowski, Julia Faye, Gregory La Cava, Hal Foster, Theodor Plievier, and P. C. Chang. After her are Harry Mallin, Alfredo Foglino, Mykhaylo Semenko, Al St. John, Boris Hagelin, and István Lichteneckert. Among people deceased in 1978, Peggy Wood ranks 194. Before her are Pedro Bergés, Ahmad al-Ghashmi, Greta Johansson, Sverre Farstad, Will Geer, and Birger Sörvik. After her are Josette Day, Vasili Merkuryev, Paul Yü Pin, Abdylas Maldybaev, Franz Dienert, and Miguel Itzigsohn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peggy Wood ranks 7,658 out of 20,380. Before her are Jeremy Davies (1969), John Ratzenberger (1947), Charlotte Stewart (1941), Nicole Aniston (1987), Mary Travers (1936), and Miguel Sandoval (1951). After her are Charlotte Moore Sitterly (1898), Julia Stiles (1981), Mitchell Leisen (1898), George Washington Williams (1849), Joan Shawlee (1926), and Robert Farnan (1877).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Peggy Wood ranks 2,225. Before her are Tim Daly (1956), Paget Brewster (1969), Jeremy Davies (1969), John Ratzenberger (1947), Charlotte Stewart (1941), and Miguel Sandoval (1951). After her are Julia Stiles (1981), Joan Shawlee (1926), Alexandra Hedison (1969), Matthew Labyorteaux (1966), Jean Stapleton (1923), and Keenen Ivory Wayans (1958).

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