Peggy Wood, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peggy Wood

American actress of stage, film and television

Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1892

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 18-Mar-1978

Profession: actor, singer, stage actor, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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 was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.