- She ended her career in 1998 when she lost her sight during a performance of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya."
- Was an accomplished sailor and once owned a motor cruiser on the River Thames aptly named 'The Dragon'.
- She claimed to have had a very unhappy, lonely childhood and felt unloved by her mother.
- In the 1980s she had parts in the popular TV series Inspector Morse (1987) and Casualty (1986).
- She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1996 Queen's New Year Honours List for her services to drama.
- Between 1983 and 1985 she was with the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford and the Barbican appearing in Measure for Measure and The Dillon.
- She always wanted to be an actress, but her father died when she was 14, and she had to learn shorthand and typing.
- Discovered acting at the drama society of her local Wesleyan chapel. Left school at 14 to work as a secretary and take private acting classes under Phyllis Reader. In 1944, she gave her first professional acting performance in "Hindle Wakes" in Keighley, Yorkshire. She then spent nine years with regional repertory companies.
- She was adept at playing formidable mother-in-law roles.
- Had an elder sister, Nancy (1911-2011), who was a pianist. She became estranged from her mother and sister in adult life.
- Born Margaret Rose Mount, but best known in Britain by her nickname, "Peggy".
- Daughter of Alfred John (1874-1930) and Rose Mount (née Penney) (1884-1968).
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