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Peg Phillips

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Actress

The Resume

    (September 20, 1918-November 7, 2002)
    Acted in 'Waiting for the Light (1990)' and 'Dogfight (1991)'
    Portrayed Ruth-Anne Miller on 'Northern Exposure'

Why she might be annoying:

    She started smoking at thirteen.
    She bragged about once having smoked three packs of cigarettes a day.
    She died from lung cancer.
    She suddenly decided to take up acting at sixty-five.
    She took up acting after retiring as an accountant.
    She was in several TV commercials.
    She was married and divorced twice.
    On her deathbed, she handed director Hal Ryder her dentures after dinner, asking him to clean them.
    She overcame peritonitis, a ruptured aorta and polio, yet smoking took her life.
    She was hit by a car at age 81 and suffered a broken hip and wrist.
    She wore blue jeans, a red and white checked blouse, blue suspenders and brown sandals to the Emmy award ceremony.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She enrolled in University of Washington's drama school at sixty-six.
    She did fairly well with an acting career, considering the age of when she started.
    She overcame peritonitis, a ruptured aorta and polio.
    Her role on 'Northern Exposure' was supposed to be temporary, but fans adored her.
    She was a Navy wife in the Territory of Hawaii during an attack in 1941 by the Japanese.
    She gave birth to four children, having something worth two failed marriages.
    She is described as 'witty, down to earth, yet highly cultured and unpretentious.'
    She founded the Woodenville Repertory Theatre.
    When she aimed for something, she didn't let anything stand in her way.

Credit: Skunk Butt


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 32 Votes: 59.38% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 41.38% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 47 Votes: 38.30% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 67 Votes: 49.25% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 121 Votes: 48.76% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 211 Votes: 44.55% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 245 Votes: 50.20% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 537 Votes: 44.69% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 273 Votes: 39.56% Annoying