Peggy Dow | Born 1928

The public relations team condensed Peggy Josephine Varnadow’s name to its bare minimum when Universal Pictures signed her back in 1949, giving rise to Peggy Dow.

A talent agent noticed Dow’s local modeling and radio chances and cast her in February 1949. As a result of more TV exposure, Universal decided to extend her a seven-year deal. She made her film debut in 1949’s suspenseful Undertow and then appeared in 1950’s Woman in Hiding. She then reached the height of her career when she earned credit as the charming nurse in the classic farce Harvey. After three years in the business, Dow retired, wed Walt Helmerich, and moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Despite a positive Hollywood outlook, she never looked back and raised five sons in the process. She is passionate about doing good deeds and is particularly interested in Tulsa’s health and library issues.