Peg Murray
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Peg Murray is an American actress of stage, musical theatre and television.
Murray won a Tony Award for her performance as the vile "Fraulein Kost" in the original production of Cabaret, directed by Hal Prince.
Murray also understudied the role of "Fraulein Schneider" (originated by the legendary Lotte Lenya) and eventually took over that role full time.
She later worked in daytime television playing the roles of Carrie Johnson Lovett on Love of Life and modeling agent Olga Swenson on All My Children. She also substituted for Constance Ford for several weeks as Ada Hobson on Another World. She also starred in the unsuccessful NBC-TV sitcom, Me & Mrs. C.
She has been affiliated with the Herstory Writers Group. Murray has never married.
[edit] Career
- 1956, The Great Sebastians
- 1959-1961, Gypsy
- 1961, Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole
- 1963-1964, She Loves Me
- 1964, Anyone Can Whistle
- 1964, Something More!
- 1964-1966, The Subject Was Roses
- 1966-1967, Cabaret
- 1969-1972, Fiddler on the Roof
- 1976, The Royal Family
- 1987, Cabaret
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| Preceded by Beatrice Arthur for Mame |
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical 1967 for Cabaret |
Succeeded by Lillian Hayman for Hallelujah, Baby! |
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