Peggy Dow – 93 years old

Net Worth: $9 Million

Peggy Dow was born in Columbia, Mississippi, on March 18, 1928. Her family moved to Louisiana when she was 4, and she would earn her degreeat Northwestern’s School of Speech in Illinois in 1948. She then enjoyed her stint as a model before being cast for a TV show in 1949. More importantly, this would lead her career to flourish on the big screen after signing with Universal. She would star in nine films and her most iconic role as Nurse Kelly in the 1950 film Harvey, where she starred alongside James Stewart. Peggy then followed the success of that film with Bright Victory, where she co-starred with Arthur Kennedy.

Peggy is now 93 years old, and although her career was short, it deserves a celebration to the highest degree. Finally, she married Walter Helmerich III, an oil driller from Tulsa, after retiring from acting.

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