Peggy Lee

American singer (1920–2002)
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Peggy Lee
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Facts

34 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[29]
Date of birth
May 26, 1920
Date of death
January 21, 2002
Place of birth
Jamestown
Place of death
Los Angeles, Bel Air[10]
Country of citizenship
United States[15]
Official website
www.peggylee.com[43]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Birth name
Norma Deloris Egstrom
Blood type
O
End of work period
2000
Family name
Egstrom[38]
Instrument
voice[45]
Manner of death
natural causes[44]
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Name in native language
Peggy Lee
Native language
English[16]
Number of children
+1
Pseudonym
Peggy Lee, Susan Melton[41][42]
Social media followers
74k (19k–74k, n=8)
Start of work period
1937
Voice type
contralto[35]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 148
VIAF cluster ID
42025822
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81072987
GND ID
118911430
AZLyrics artist ID
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Academy Awards Database nominee ID
1898
Academy Collection persons and institutions ID
33399
Acharts.co artist ID
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All About Jazz musician ID
8659
AllMovie person ID
p99164
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000256349
Allcinema person ID
64655
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AlloCiné person ID
37516
American National Biography ID
1803863
Apple Music artist ID
68857
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/69442
AskArt person ID
11205513
BIBSYS ID
3052985
Bandcamp profile ID
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Behind The Voice Actors person ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13896479n
Billboard artist ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11257967
Carnegie Hall agent ID
26434
CineMagia person ID
3851
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
39642
DAHR artist ID
326903
DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
118911430
DUC ID
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Danish National Filmography person ID
10590
Deezer artist ID
1134
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118911430
Discogs artist ID
79742
Disney A to Z ID
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ELNET ID
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Elonet person ID
122563
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Peggy-Lee
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
peggy-lee
FAST ID
75218
Facebook username
misspeggylee
Fandom article ID
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FemBio ID
17231
Film.ru person ID
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Filmweb.pl person ID
104630
Find a Grave memorial ID
6107216
Flanders Arts Institute person ID (former scheme)
1910293
Freebase ID
/m/06907
GTAA ID
122612
Genealogics.org person ID
I00449374
Geni profile ID
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George Eastman Museum people ID
102285
Goodreads author ID
536992
Grammy Awards artist ID
peggy-lee, peggy-lee/4211
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
peggy-lee
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0263482
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Peggy_Lee
Grove Music Online ID
A2242087
IMDb ID
nm0498007
IPI name number
00017637188
ISzDb person ID
28373
IdRef ID
081977085
Instagram username
peggyleeofficial
Internet Broadway Database person ID
72342, 8086
Isidore scholar ID
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Ivi person ID
peggi-li
JRC Names ID
34808
KANTO ID
000199241
KBR person ID
14345585
Kallías ID
PE00268237
Kinobox person ID
879640
Kinopoisk person ID
204955
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID
Lilia Skala
Last.fm ID
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Latvian National Encyclopedia Online ID
179587
LdiF person ID
93594
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
51829
Libraries Australia ID
42421093
Libris-URI
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Listal ID
peggy-lee
Lokalhistoriewiki.no article ID
Peggy_Lee
LyricsTranslate ID
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MYmovies person ID
26443
Movie Walker Press person ID
13466
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
15445
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000015948
NE.se ID
peggy-lee
NL CR AUT ID
xx0039225
NLA Trove people ID
1457908
NNDB people ID
750/000026672
NUKAT ID
n2010111894
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000534012
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201954562
National Library of Latvia ID
000069743
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:YKE;=BF
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810567182405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX891484
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070840814
Obálky knih ID
xx0039225
Odnoklassniki artist ID
122882929218181
Oxford Reference overview ID
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PORT person ID
295033
Pitchfork artist ID
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Prabook ID
1678725
Qobuz artist ID
peggy-lee
RERO ID (legacy)
A016682850
RILM ID
1890
RKDartists ID
303919
Radio France person ID
peggy-lee
Rate Your Music artist ID
peggy_lee
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/peggy_lee
SBN author ID
CFIV209619
SELIBR ID
137329
SNAC ARK ID
w6gj0gpf
SVKKL authority ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
519
Shazam artist ID
68857
Sinemalar person ID
95827
Singers.com ID
performers/Peggy-Lee
Songkick artist ID
533058
Songwriters Hall of Fame ID
Peggy_Lee
Spotify artist ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
165188
TMDB person ID
64870
TV.com ID (archived)
people/peggy-lee
Threads username
peggyleeofficial
Tidal artist ID
1295
Topic's main category
Category:Peggy Lee
Union List of Artist Names ID
500667999, 500667999
Universal Music France artist ID
20000134045
VK Music artist ID
peggylee
WikiTree person ID
Egstrom-2
WorldCat Entities ID
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X (Twitter) username
peggyleemusic
YouTube channel ID
UCWfdzpDGBCOOWxWVR0fLVNw
ČSFD person ID
15256

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Summary

Peggy Lee was born on May 26, 1920[1], in Jamestown[2]. She died on January 21, 2002[3], in Los Angeles[4]. She worked as a film actor[5], actor[6], singer[7], songwriter[8], and jazz musician[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Peggy Lee include Miss Piggy[46], a puppet character[47].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Peggy Lee include Miss Piggy[46], a puppet character[47].

FAQs

Where was Peggy Lee born?

Peggy Lee's place of birth was Jamestown[2].

Where did Peggy Lee die?

Peggy Lee died in Los Angeles[4].

Who was Peggy Lee married to?

Peggy Lee's spouses include Dewey Martin[12], Dave Barbour[13], and Brad Dexter[14].

What did Peggy Lee do for work?

Peggy Lee worked as a film actor[5], actor[6], singer[7], songwriter[8], and jazz musician[9].

What awards did Peggy Lee receive?

Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[24], Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance[25], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[26], and Songwriters Hall of Fame[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [11] ↑ . dailygreen.it. Retrieved . dailygreen.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . Songwriters Hall of Fame. wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ISNI → 000000008376302X
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  2. 9d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 1295
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    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  4. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Peggy Lee 1950.JPG
    Place of death → Los Angeles, Bel Air
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57880: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  5. 5w ago · ~2026-52483-00 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Peggy Lee 1950.JPG
    "Removed claim: Image: Peggy Lee 1950.JPG"
  6. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 64655
    "Created claim: Allcinema person ID: 64655, Matched to ペギー・リー (#322017960) in Allcinema person #mix'n'm"
  7. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 95827
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 95827, batch #270606"
  8. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → C4B2-C11D-B67A-823D-CA44
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  9. 17w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    J9U entity ID → 987007285161505171, 987007415050005171
    "Created claim: J9U entity ID: 987007415050005171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  10. 23w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Union List of Artist Names ID → 500667999
    George Eastman Museum people ID → 102285
    "Created claim: George Eastman Museum people ID: 102285, Matched to Peggy Lee (#118196737) in George Eastman Museum…"
  11. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → film actor, actor, singer +2
    "Changed claim: Occupation: composer, см. / see autofix на / on P106"
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