Peggy Dow | Born 1928

Peggy Dow or Peggy Josephine Varnadow was born on March 18, 1928, in Columbia, Mississippi. Before pursuing acting, she first finished school and got her degree at Northwestern University in Illinois, where she initially honed her innate acting abilities. After establishing her education, she then worked as a model, consequently found working in a radio station where she was also spotted by a talent agent and was cast in a television show in 1949. Because of her amazing talent, she went on to become an actress full-time and was popularly known for her role in Judy Greene in Bright Victory and Nurse Kelly in Harvey.

After three years in the business, Dow retired and tied the knot with Walter Helmerich III, former president of Helmerich & Payne. The couple was together for 60 years until his passing in 2012. The couple had five sons.