Rea is probably best known for her role as Lulu Coltrane Hogg in The Dukes of Hazzard (1979). Throughout the series' seven-year run, Rea appeared in 19 episodes as the wife of Hazzard County Commissioner Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg (played by Sorrell Booke).

Peggy Rea was born on 31 March 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress and casting director, known for Grace Under Fire (1993), The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) and The Learning Tree (1969). She died on 5 February 2011 in Toluca Lake, California, USA.

Feb 9, 2011 · Character actress, Peggy Rea, 89, known for her many roles in television series, and a number of films, died at her home in Toluca Lake on February 5th. She died of complications from...

Feb 11, 2011 · Peggy Rea, a matronly actress who had supporting roles on popular television series from the 1970s to the ’90s, died on Saturday at her home in Toluca Lake, Calif. She was 89. The cause was...

Peggy Rea was born in California. After briefly studying at the University of California-Los Angeles, she worked for MGM as a secretary. She played the role of Mrs. Proctor in the 1971 comedy movie Cold Turkey.

Feb 10, 2011 · Matronly character actress Peggy Rea, best known for her work of “ The Waltons,” “The Dukes of Hazzard ” and “Grace Under Fire,” died in Toluca Lake, Calif., on Feb. 5 of complications from...

Feb 9, 2011 · Character actress, Peggy Rea, 89, known for her many roles in television series, and a number of films, died at her home in Toluca Lake on February 5th. She died of complications from...

Feb 5, 2011 · Peggy Jane Rea was a Los Angeles-born American actress known for her many roles in television, often playing matronly characters. Before she became an actress, Rea left UCLA to attend business school. She landed a job as a production secretary at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the 1940s.

Feb 10, 2011 · (CBS) Character actress Peggy Rea, best known as Brett Butler's mother-in-law in "Grace Under Fire," and Lulu Hogg in "The Dukes of Hazzard," has died at age 89. According to The...

Actress Peggy Rea, who starred in numerous TV shows over a long career including "The Dukes of Hazzard" and "The Waltons," has died of heart failure, age 89.