Margaret "Peg" Hillias (June 24, 1914 – March 18, 1960) was an American actress of stage, film and television.
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| Born | June 24, 1906 Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States |
| Died | March 18, 1960 (aged 53) Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Hillias first acted as a student at Northeast High School. She also acted at the Kansas City Theater and the Resident Theater.[1]
On radio, Hillias was the lead actress in Manhattan Mother and worked in three other serials. She also participated in USO entertainment overseas during World War II.[1]
Hillias portrayed Eunice Hubbell, neighbor to Stanley and Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, which she played on Broadway and reprised in the film version, starring Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando.[2]
Hillias died on March 18, 1960, in St. Luke's Hospital[1] in Kansas City from complications that followed heart surgery.[3]
Filmography
edit- 1951: A Streetcar Named Desire - Eunice Hubbell
- 1952: CBS Television Workshop (TV Series)
- 1952: Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- 1953: The Doctor (TV Series)
- 1954: Inner Sanctum (TV Series) - Elizabeth
- 1954: The Mask (TV Series)
- 1954: The Telltale Clue (TV Series) - Martha Connor
- 1953-1954 Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series) - Mrs. Preiss
- 1955: Star Tonight (TV Series)
- 1955: Producers' Showcase (TV Series) - Mrs. Webb
- 1954-1955: The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) - Mrs. Joddy / Miss Clemm
- 1955: Frontier (TV Series) - Sister Superior
- 1956: Dr. Christian (TV Series) - Ruth Belford
- 1954-1956: The Big Story (TV Series) - Anne Foley
- 1956: Gunsmoke (TV Series) - Jenny
- 1956: Telephone Time (TV Series) - Dot Peters
- 1957: State Trooper (TV Series) - Virginia Syckles
- 1954-1957 Goodyear Playhouse (TV Series) - Narrator
- 1957: That Night! - Doctor
- 1957: The Wayward Girl - Hilda Carlson
- 1950-1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV Series) - Mrs. Bayley / Widow Baines / Miss Martha / Freda Benson / Meg March / Margaret March
- 1957: Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) - Mrs. Jonas
- 1957: Peyton Place - Marion Partridge
- 1955-1958 Matinee Theatre (TV Series) - Mrs. Allen
- 1958: Tombstone Territory (TV Series) - Mrs. Danbury
- 1958: The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) - Madame Grishka
- 1958: Wagon Train (TV Series) - Jenny Barrister
- 1957-1958 The Californians (TV Series) - Sarah Jameson / Nellie Bender
- 1958: Playhouse 90 (TV Series) - Mrs. Howell
- 1959: Special Agent 7 (TV Series) - Mrs. Talbot (final appearance)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Miss Margaret Hillias". The Kansas City Star. March 19, 1960. p. 6. Retrieved January 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Staggs, Sam (July 25, 2006). When Blanche Met Brando: The Scandalous Story of 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. Macmillan. p. 205. ISBN 9781466830486. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ^ "Peg Hillias is dead". The New York Times. March 20, 1960. p. 86. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
External links
edit- Peg Hillias at IMDb
- Peg Hillias at the Internet Broadway Database
