Acting

Peggy Wood

Born February 9, 1892 Died March 18, 1978 (Age 86)Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA24 Credits

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 in The Sound of Musi…

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Acting

Peggy Wood

Born February 9, 1892 Died March 18, 1978 (Age 86)Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA24 Credits

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 in The Sound of Musi…