Peggy Lane Bio
PRODUCER - WRITER - ACTRESS
Peggy earned her first producer credit on the film Reign. As a co-producer she realized how much of her
previous experience lent itself to producing. Reign qualified for an Academy Award. and won many festivals.
She then joined Women In Film and worked on an award winning PSA called “I’m Mommy” about not
texting while driving. It won a Telly Award. She also was the executive producer of a short film called
Sticks and Stones which screened at Cannes.
Other films followed. Perfect, Park Bench, Operation A&E, Dirty Beautiful, Aeternus Redux,
Claire In The Evening, and Rock-A-Bye Road: Cinema Thrills. Sticks and Stones is a film about bullying
she produced for Women In Film. She is the executive producer of a film called Minutes about AIDS
awareness starring Michael McDonald. Cold:Choices a film she produced stars Neil Brown Jr from
Straight Outta Compton. She also co-wrote and produced the comedy Grounds. She is currently in Post
Production on a film called Anne Frank Meets God which stars Aubrey Peeples from Nashville.
Peggy’s pilot Stop The Press has been called a modern day All In The Family. Her pilot Country Roads
is being considered for a pilot pick-up.
She wrote the story of her journey in finding her birth family called A Golden Christmas. Her pilot script
Screwed about her days in a band was optioned.
Peggy is a member of The Television Academy: ATAS, Women In Film, SAG, AFTRA and AEA.
PRODUCER/WRITER CREDITS:
Fame Whore Writer
A Golden Christmas Producer/Writer
Country Roads Producer/Writer
Drama Queen Producer/Writer
Stop The Press Producer/Writer
Minutes Executive Producer
Molly! Executive Producer
Sticks and Stones Associate Producer - Kate Rees Davies Director
Operation A&E Executive Producer
Viper: Snakes On A Dame Executive Producer/Writer
Robin H Executive Producer/Writer
Rock-A-Bye Road Cinema Thrills Producer - David Winning Director (in development)
Perfect Producer
Claire In The Evening Producer
Aeternus Redux Associate Producer
Dirty Beautiful Associate Producer
Park Bench Associate Producer
Grounds Producer/Writer
I’m Mommy Producer WIF PSA, Winner Telly Award 2012
Anniversarius Interruptus Executive Producer - Kate Rees, Davis Director
Reign Co-Producer
AWARDS:
Academy Awards * – Qualifying Short Film : Reign
Cannes * – Short Film Corner: STICKS AND STONES
VIFF! Vegas Independent Film Festival * – Bronze Bulb Award
New York Independent Film Festival ( L.A. division ) * – Best Short: REIGN
New York Independent Film Festival ( L.A. division ) * – Audience Favorite REIGN
VIFF ! Vegas Independent Film Festival * – Official Selection: REIGN
Louisville International Film Festival * – Best Short REIGN
Louisville International Film Festival * – Audience Favorite REIGN
Actors Film Festival * – Best Direction REIGN Short Film
Actors Film Festival * – Best Casting Director REIGN:
LA Femme Festival * – Official Selection: REIGN
LA Shorts Festival * – Official Selection: REIGN
Breckenridge Festival of Film * – Official Selection: REIGN
USA Film Festival * – Finalist: REIGN
Best Shorts Competition * – Award of Merit: REIGN
Actors Film Festival * –Best Performance Lead Role REIGN Short Film Runner Up: Drew Fognani
Actors Film Festival * –Best Performance Ensemble Cast REIGN Short Film Runner Up
Telly Awards * – Best PSA "I'm Mommy" for Women In Film.
Joseph Jefferson Award * – Best Actress as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker
Peggy began her career as a child actress and model in Chicago, Illinois. She had earned her SAG,
AFTRA and EQUITY cards by the age of 10. She studied dance, tap, ballet and modern dance and
trained with Second City.
She did many commercials, voice-overs and print jobs and was an in house model for Sears and
was sent to New York to appear in the Sears catalog. She was also on the cover of the Spiegel’s catalog.
She appeared in commercials for Sears, Kelloggs, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Slo Poke Candy. She
also appeared in summer stock, most notably a production of Cabaret in which she played Sally Bowles,
dinner theatre and many Chicago Equity theatre productions including a prestigious production of
The Miracle Worker with Rita Moreno at the Ivanhoe Theatre. Peggy was nominated and won a Joseph Jefferson award for her performance of Helen Keller. This is the Chicago version of a Tony.
Acting: Theatre Credits:
CABARET Sally Bowles Star Theatre of Flint
GODSPELL Chorus Star Theatre of Flint
THE MIRACLE WORKER Helen Keller Ivanhoe Theatre
THE SOUND OF MUSIC Liesel Candlelight Theatre
OLIVER Artful Dodger Tom Thumb
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WANDA JUNE Wanda June Ivanhoe Theatre
THE EFFECT OF GAMMA-RAYS… Matilda Ivanhoe Theatre
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Bielke Candlelight Theatre
DAMES AT SEA Mona Kent Tenuta Players
THE WIZARD OF OZ Scarecrow Tom Thumb
PETER PAN Wendy Tom Thumb
Peggy began playing music professionally at the age of 13. She plays guitar, bass guitar, and keyboards and
began writing songs at the age of 9. With fake I.D. in hand, she played many clubs in the Chicago and
Wisconsin area for years. She started singing in a band called Fire and Rain which played the hotel circuit.
She was a lead singer of her own band Nightwatch, which became Peggy Lane and Nightwatch at the urging
of an agent. She toured for 2 years playing in many clubs all over the country. Her band Promise was signed
to a recording contract. That label soon went bankrupt and a move to Hollywood came soon after to pursue
a record label deal. She and Steve Bruha co-wrote all of their songs.
Once in Hollywood, her band Promise was signed again, but this time to another label. Around this time,
Peggy began pursuing acting again. She appeared in episodes of Hunter, recurred on the Fox show The Edge
which featured Jennifer Aniston and Wayne Knight among others, recurred on Seinfeld as a coffee shop
waitress and other characters, Will and Grace as a cab driver and a woman in a coffee shop, recurred
on King of Queens playing Virginia Heffernan and a woman in a child rearing class as well as a Strawberry
Ice Cream Cone. She most recently is the “voice of The Middle” with Patricia Heaton airing on ABC. She is
the on set voice and has been heard as a woman in a crisis center, and a flight attendant in the episode
Hecks On A Plane.
She also appeared on The Tonight singing with Jason Alexander.
Acting Television/Film Credits:
THE MIDDLE Recurring ABC Dir. Elliot Hagerty
BACK TO YOU Co-Star FOX Dir. James Burrows
THE CLASS Co-Star CBS Dir. James Burrows
THE KING OF QUEENS Recurring CBS Dir. Various
WILL & GRACE Recurring NBC Dir. James Burrows
SEINFELD Recurring NBC Dir. Tom Cherones, Andy Ackerman
ELLEN Co-Star ABC Dir. Alan Myerson
THE TONIGHT SHOW Sketch Performer NBC
THE EDGE Recurring FOX Dir. David Mirkin
HUNTER Co-Star NBC Dir. Tony Mordente
SMASH, CRASH & BURN Co-Star Dir. Roman Coppola
Dialogue Coach Credits:
Margo Martindale The Millers
Will Arnett The Millers
Beau Bridges The Millers
Sean Hayes The Millers, Will and Grace
Jayma Mays The Millers
Jeffrey Tambor The Millers
Cloris Leachman The Millers
J.B. Smoove The Millers
Fred Dryer The Millers
June Squibb The Millers
Eliza Coupe The Millers
Molly Shannon The Millers, Kath and Kim, Will and Grace, Seinfeld
Casey Wilson The Millers
Jerry Van Dyke The Millers
Roseanne The Millers
Ernie Hudson The Millers
Dot-Marie Jones The Millers
Andy Richter The Millers
Phil LaMarr The Millers
Kathleem Rose Perkins The Millers
Whoopi Goldberg The Middle
Patricia Heaton The Middle (4 seasons), Back To You
Norm MacDonald The Middle
Ray Romano The Middle
Richard Dreyfuss Weeds (ear wick)
Selma Blair Kath and Kim
John Michael Higgins Kath and Kim
Maya Rudolph Kath and Kim
William Shatner Shit My Dad Says
Paula Marshall Gary Unmarried (2 seasons)
Rob Riggle Gary Unmarried, Home Game
Kelsey Grammer Back To You
Marisa Tomei The Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud
Patti Lupone Open Book, Will and Grace
Megan Mullally Will and Grace
Blythe Danner Will and Grace
Alec Baldwin Will and Grace
John Cleese Will and Grace
Madonna Will and Grace
Lily Tomlin Will and Grace
Suzanne Pleshette Will and Grace
Bobby Cannavale Will and Grace
Tim Curry Will and Grace
Jeff Goldblum Will and Grace and My 11:30
Jerry Stiller King of Queens
Leah Remini King of Queens
Nicole Sullivan King of Queens
Patton Oswalt King of Queens
Judith Light Phenom
Oprah Winfrey Ellen
Carol Kane Seinfeld
Peggy worked on 180 episodes of Seinfeld, 192 episodes of Will and Grace, and 207 episodes of King of
Queens.
She worked on many different series and pilots with the director James Burrows. She has worked on over
100 television pilots.
Pilots, Movies, and T.V. Movies
Untitled Tad Quill Project Blue Skies Cursed Gail O’Grady Project
Greg Garcia Multi Cam Four Kings The Back Page Chief
Anger Management Susie Essman Project Zoe Bean Paulie Dodge
Friends With Better Lives Old Christine Nick Common Law
Sean Hayes Project Beverly Hills S.U.V Just Married Boston Common
Downwardly Mobile My 11:30 Ladies Man Public Morals
Vince Uncensored Dick Van Dyke Revisited Nearly Yours Too Something
Home Game Two and 1/2/ Men Baxter and Sons Nowhere Fast
Whitney Nicole Sullivan Pilot Chicks Single Guy
Open Books Kid Mayor People Who Fear People The Cube
Hank The Stones Becker Pins and Needles
Ab Fab The Rerun Show It’s Like You Know Circle Game
Better With You Good Morning Miami 900 Lives of Jackie Fry Phenom
Shit My Dad Says Dexter Prep Family Business Stuart Smiley
Nathan Vs. Nurture With You In Spirit I Love Lupe Woof
Mastersons of Manhattan Regular Joe Brooklyn South Camp Cucamonga
Traveling In Packs Absolutely Psychic Them Shangra-La Plaza
Welcome To The Jungle Gym Three Sisters Union Square Rockenwagner
The Class Web Girl Pearl Plymouth
Everything I Know About Men Tikiville Lee Evans Project The New Lassie
