Acting
Peggy Wood
Born February 9, 1892 · Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA
Died March 18, 1978 · aged 86
Mary Margaret Wood 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, 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; and her final screen appearance as Mother Abbess …
Known For
The Sound of Music · 1965The Sound of Music
★ 7.71965
MovieDramaFamily
In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
A Star Is Born · 1937A Star Is Born
★ 7.21937
MovieDramaRomance
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.
The Story of Ruth · 1960The Story of Ruth
★ 7.51960
MovieDramaHistory
Ruth is one of two Moabite women who marry the sons of Elimelech and Naomi. When Elimelech and sons Mahlon and Chillion die, leaving Naomi a widow with two widowed daughters-in-law, Naomi decides to return to Israel. One daughter-in-law, Orpah, bids her goodbye. Daughter-in-law Ruth however says she will not desert her.
Welcome to Woop Woop · 1998Welcome to Woop Woop
★ 5.81998
MovieMusicComedy
A con artist escapes a deal gone wrong in New York and winds up in the Aussie outback in a strange town whose inhabitants are an oddball collection of misfits.
The Bride Wore Boots · 1946The Bride Wore Boots
★ 6.11946
MovieComedyRomance
A bookish husband tries to win back the affections of his horse-breeding wife.
The Housekeeper's Daughter · 1939The Housekeeper's Daughter
★ 4.61939
MovieComedy
A mobster's moll leads a newsman, cub reporter and photographer to a scoop.
Handy Andy · 1934Handy Andy
★ 5.51934
MovieComedy
A small-town druggist is henpecked by his social-climbing wife to sell his pharmacy to a national chain. In addition, she tries to set up her pretty young daughter with the nitwit son of the chain's owner, even though the girl is in love with the handsome son of the town doctor. Finally the druggist decides he's had enough and takes matters into his own hands.
Call It a Day · 1937Call It a Day
★ 7.01937
MovieComedy
The various members of the middle-class Hilton family have a series of romantic misadventures during one eventful spring day.








