Peggy Pope(1929-2020)

Actress
Writer

What would you do?

What if somebody told you that one of your very best friends from High School, someone you were really close to, had lost his mind and disappeared. Without a trace. Would you believe it? Would you wonder how it all came to pass?

Would you look for him?

These are the questions that face Stan and Daniel, the two lifelong friends at the center of WENT TO CONEY ISLAND ON A MISSION FROM GOD...BE BACK BY FIVE. They've heard a rumor that a childhood buddy, Richie, with whom they've lost touch over the years, has been sighted, apparently insane, actually living out at the amusement park on Coney Island. Dubious at first, but looking for a reason to skip out on work, they decide that the only way to know for sure is to go and find him.

What follows is a quirky tale of love, self-discovery, secrets, and betrayal. On a wintry day, we follow Stan and Daniel as they search the boardwalk and the arcades, the defunct remains of the once-glittering amusement park, for the lost Richie.

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Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five (1998)

Peggy Pope was born on 15 May 1929 in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for 9 to 5 (1980), Choke (2008) and The Last Starfighter (1984). She was married to William Hawker. She died on 27 May 2020 in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.

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Known for

9 to 5

6.9

Movie

Margaret

1980

Choke

6.4

Movie

Sister Angela

2008

The Last Starfighter

6.7

Movie

Elvira

1984

The Substitute

6.0

Movie

Anna Dillon

1996

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Actress

Toys
8.4
Short
- Narrator (voice)
- 2016
Ass Backwards
4.3
- Brian's Mom
- 2013
Ten: Thirty One
7.3
Short
- Vinnie
- 2008
College Road Trip
4.3
- Old Woman #1
- 2008
Choke
6.4
- Sister Angela
- 2008
Four Lane Highway
6.8
- Waitress
- 2005
Hope & Faith
5.5
TV Series
- Mrs. Olsen
- 2004
Ed
7.6
TV Series
- Ms. Ozols
- 2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6
TV Series
- Brenda Hodge
- 2001
Law & Order
7.8
TV Series
- Sally Jaspers
- 2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.1
TV Series
- Sylvia
- 2000
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
5.8
- Mrs. Bernstein
- 1998
The Substitute
6.0
- Anna Dillon
- 1996
ER
7.9
TV Series
- Mrs. Gainsley
- 1995
Sisters
7.5
TV Series
- Mrs. Frawley
- Mrs. Winfield
- 1991–1994

Writer

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Born
- May 15, 1929
- Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Died
- May 27, 2020
- Fort Collins, Colorado, USA(natural causes)
Spouse
- William HawkerJuly 1954 - 1960 (divorced)
Other works
(August 26 to 30, 1969) She played Mrs. Peachum in Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's play, "The Three Penny Opera," in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production at the Adams Memorial Theatre Main Stage at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts with David Ackroyd (Ready Money Mack); Charlotte Albright (Dolly); Louis Beachner (Mr. R.J. Peachum); Tony Capodiulupo (Tiger Brown); Ashton Crosby (Crrok-Finger-Jake); Joyce Ebert (Jenny); Elinor Ellsworth (Polly Peachum); Robert Foster (Reverend Kimball); Carter Jahnke (1st Cop); Nancy Kenestrick (Lucy Brown); Judy Lankford (Molly); Deborah Marks (Betty); Richard Masur (Walt Dreary); Stephen Mendillo (Smith); Austin Pendleton (Flich); James Selby (2nd Cop); Charles Siebert (Macheath); Barbette Tweed (Trixie); Carol Waaser (Coaxer); Lee Wallace (3rd cop) and Stan Wiklinski (Bob-The-Saw); in the cast. Nikos Psacharapoulos was artistic director. Peter Hunt was director and musical director. John Conklin was scenery and costume designer. Richard Devin was lighting designer. Steven Rubin was assistant director. Herbert Kaplan was musical director. Mark Healy was stage manager.

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Trivia
Pope's grandfather had a seat on the New York Stock Exchange and played poker with Diamond Jim Brady before losing his fortune in the Stock Market Crash of 1929.