Peggy Miley | |
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Born | 1941 (age 80–81) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1984–present |
Peggy Miley is an American actress and writer. She has played supporting roles in films such as Alice , The Little Princess , Bandits , The Back-up Plan , and Primary Colors . She played Doris Driscoll in the Netflix series Stranger Things. She is also known for her work in commercials, including a Christmas television ad for Cheerios in which she played the grandmother. [1]
Miley graduated from St. Jean Baptiste High School in 1959 where she was involved with theatre, and from St. John's University with a degree in literature in 1963. In 1975 she completed a master's degree in Humanities at NYU. [2]
Miley has guest starred on several television series including Becker , Boy Meets World , Liv and Maddie , NYPD Blue , Big Love , Monk , Mike & Molly and Six Feet Under . [3] She played a supporting role in the 1998 television movie Winchell .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Frog Goes to Dinner | Pauline | Video short |
1988 | The Beat | Mrs. Peggy Kahn | |
1990 | Alice | Delores | |
1993 | Twenty Bucks | Aunt Zoha | |
1995 | A Little Princess | Ms. Mabel | |
1996 | Pie in the Sky | Ruby's Mom Abagail | |
1998 | The Odd Couple II | Millie | |
1998 | Star Trek: Insurrection | Regent Cuzar | |
2001 | Bandits | Mildred Kronenberg | |
2002 | Surprise | Martha | Short |
2007 | An Irish Vampire in Hollywood | Aunt Mary | Video |
2008 | San Saba | Paula | |
2010 | The Back-up Plan | Shirley | |
2011 | The Resident | Mrs. Carla Rosenbaum | |
2014 | Life After Beth | Mrs. Bettina Howard | |
2014 | Just Before I Go | Mrs. Sonya Phillips | |
2014 | Carpool Lane Magician | Peg " | Short |
2017 | Altitude | Mrs. Walsh | |
2017 | Suburbicon | Betty |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | South of Sunset | Mattie | "Dream Girl" |
1994 | Burke's Law | Ms. Angela | "Who Killed Good Time Charlie?" |
1994 | California Dreams | Mrs. Rose Stimpson | "Follow Your Dreams" |
1994 | Murphy Brown | Rosie | "Be Careful What You Wish For" |
1995 | OP Center | Maureen | TV miniseries |
1996 | The Secret World of Alex Mack | Mrs. Rose Hardwick | "Working" |
1997 | The Pretender | Rosie | "Mirage" |
1997 | Unhappily Ever After | Mrs. Abigail Dempsey | "Shampoo" |
1997 | NYPD Blue | Mrs. Margaret Holden | "Tom and Geri" |
1998 | Frasier | Bernice Brisco | "Bad Dog" |
1998 | The Naked Truth | Shirley | "Jake or Fake?" |
1998 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Rosa, The Columbian | "Collect Call for Dick" |
1998 | Winchell | Olivia | TV film |
1998 | Becker | Mrs. Maggie Forrester | "Man Plans, God Laughs" |
1999 | ER | Mary, Bird Lady | "Sticks and Stones" |
2000 | Boy Meets World | Nana Marie aka Nana Boo Boo | "She's Having My Baby Back Ribs" |
2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Sylvia the Lunch Lady | "Chokin' and Tokin'" |
2000 | The Others | Ms. Rose Jean | "Mora" |
2000 | The Norm Show | Marva | "Norm vs. Halloween" |
2000 | That's Life | Marnie | "Bad Hair Week" |
2001 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Mrs. Corrine Smiley | "Sabrina, the Activist" |
2001 | The Practice | Martha McKee | "Liar's Poker" |
2003 | NYPD Blue | Gretchen Wingley | "Maybe Baby" |
2003 | Six Feet Under | Rose Jean | "Death Works Overtime" |
2004 | The Shield | Lou-Ann Klopp | "Mum" |
2005 | Monk | Mrs. Sylvia Willis | "Mr. Monk Gets Drunk" |
2008 | Little Britain USA | Anna 'Fat Fighters' | Guest role |
2008 | Bones | Charlotte Utley | "The Passenger in the Oven" |
2010 | Big Love | Mrs. June Walker | "Under One Roof", "Next Ticket Out" |
2010 | Zeke and Luther | Irma | "Double Crush", "Seoul Bros" |
2011 | Big Time Rush | Bonnie Bitters | "Big Time Moms" |
2012 | 40 | Aunt Dot | TV series |
2012–13 | Next Caller | Sister Marcie | Unaired TV series |
2013 | The Mindy Project | Steve's Mom Beverly | "Danny's Friend" |
2013 | Crash & Bernstein | Rosie | "Parade Crasher" |
2013 | Modern Family | Hattie | "Goodnight Gracie" |
2013 | Lab Rats | Mother Perry | "My Little Brother" |
2015 | Mike & Molly | Joan | "Molly's Neverending Story" |
2015 | Liv and Maddie | Sylvia | "Gift-A-Rooney" |
2016 | Assistant Living Show | Carney | TV film |
2017 | Raven's Home | Ma Jablonski | "The Baxter's Get Bounced" |
2019 | Stranger Things | Doris Driscoll | TV series |
2020 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Mocha Jane | "The Surprise Party" |
2020 | Shameless | Rhoda Tipping | "Go Home, Gentrifier!" |
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