Peggy Lee
Acting • Born 1920-05-26 – Died 2002-01-21
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.
Filmography
59 credits
Lady and the Tramp
Movie • 1955
Darling / Si / Am / Peg (voice)
Pete Kelly's Blues
Movie • 1955
Rose Hopkins
Dean Martin: That's Amore
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee
Movie • 2004
Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show
Movie • 1961
Mr. Music
Movie • 1950
Peggy Lee
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2
Movie • 2006
Self (archive footage)
The Jazz Singer
Movie • 1953
Judy Lane
Jasper in a Jam
Movie • 1946
Harp (singing voice)
The Powers Girl
Movie • 1943
Peggy Lee - Goodman Band Vocalist (uncredited)
Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars III
Movie • 1990
Self
…Sings Musicals
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Stage Door Canteen
Movie • 1943
Benny Goodman Orchestra Singer (uncredited)
Judy Garland Duets
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Man and Cat
Movie • 2001
Poor Old Woman
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
Movie • 2013
Self (archive footage)
Jasper and the Beanstalk
Movie • 1945
Harp
Petula
Movie • 1970
Self
Julie's Christmas Special
Movie • 1973
Self / Sugar Plum Fairy
Jazz Ball
Movie • 1956
Self (archive footage)
Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
Movie • 2005
(archive footage)
Lady and the Tramp: A Lesson in Sharing Attention
Movie • 1978
Darling (voice)
Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume 2
Movie • 1986
(voice) (archive footage)
Disney's Halloween Treat
Movie • 1982
Si / Am (voice) (archive footage)
President Kennedy's Birthday Salute
Movie • 1962
Self
Peggy Lee: Things Are Swingin'
Movie • 2021
Singer
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV • 1950
Self
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TV • 1966
Packer Jo
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Natalia Cory
Cavalcade of Bands
TV • 1950
The Hollywood Palace
TV • 1964
Self
The Johnny Cash Show
TV • 1969
Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
TV • 1969
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV • 1956
Self
The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Bobby Darin Show
TV • 1973
The Bob Crosby Show
TV • 1958
Cavalcade of Stars
TV • 1949
The Judy Garland Show
TV • 1963
Self
Dinah!
TV • 1974
Self
The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
TV • 1971
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Wogan
TV • 1982
Self
The Julie Andrews Hour
TV • 1972
Self
DuPont Show of the Month
TV • 1957
Self
The Big Party
TV • 1959
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Self
The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956
Self - Singer
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Self - Musical Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Self - Guest
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Mystery Guest
The Danny Kaye Show
TV • 1963
Self
The George Gobel Show
TV • 1954
Self