Peggy Crosby Net Worth – $2 million
What is Peggy Crosby’s net worth? Is Peggy Crosby still alive?
Introduction
Peggy Crosby (birth name: Peggy Joyce Crompton) is an American producer and actress.
She is best known for her roles on Quincy, M.E., and her appearance in The Princess Diaries 2.
The Origin Story
Crosby was born on May 29th, 1940, as Peggy Joyce Crompton.
Her place of birth was Sherman Oaks, California.
Little is known of her early life, or whether or not Crosby had any siblings. Similarly, little is known about her parents.
Professional Career
Crosby appeared in a handful of roles across her acting career.
She was not a particularly prolific actress, and never had a recurring or star role in any of the properties in which she appeared.
Quincy, M.E.
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Crosby’s longest run of appearances was on the show of future husband Jack Klugman: Quincy, M.E.
The show revolved around a medical examiner who would often investigate murders, doubling as, in the words of Quincy actor Jack Klugman ‘a doctor and a cop.’
Quincy was a hugely successful TV show with 141 episodes from 1976 to 1983.
Klugman, who made for an unlikely lead, was purportedly involved with Crosby during this period in an on-again off-again romance.
Crosby herself appeared in six episodes of the hit TV show.
She first appeared in a 1977 episode, “Holding Pattern,” and was simply credited as “girl.”
Peggy appeared in two more episodes in 1978 in back-to-back episodes, but not as the same character; in the episode “Double Death,” she appeared as “Peggy,” and in the following episode, entitled “Requiem for the Living,” she appeared as “Dee Dee.”
Crosby made two more appearances on the show in 1979.
In the episode “No Way To Treat A Flower,” she was simply credited as “bargirl.”
She then reprised her role as Peggy (but was not credited) in the episode “For The Benefit Of My Patients.”
Peggy made her final appearance in the 1981 episode “Of All Sad Words,” again reprising a past role – that of “Dee Dee.”
Other Appearances And Executive Producer Work
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Crosby only had a handful of other appearances outside of her roles on Quincy, M.E.
In 1993, she had a bit-part in the TV movie The Odd Couple: Together Again. She later had small roles in the movies Raising Helen and The Princess Diaries 2.
Crosby was also credited as an executive producer on the 2019 documentary Ride Free or Die.
The film examined the internal politics of biker gangs, as well as their fight against harassment by law enforcement officers.
Husband & Children
Crosby was married to the son of Bing Crosby, Philip Crosby, twice – once in 1972, and once in 1974.
The couple had one son during this period – Philip Crosby Jr.
Crosby later married her on-again, off-again long-term partner, Jack Klugman, in 2008.
The marriage lasted until Klugman’s death in 2012.
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The couple had lived together since 1988, but did not get married until Klugman’s estranged wife, Brett Somers, died in 2008.
Peggy Crosby – Net Worth
So, how much is Peggy Crosby worth?
Crosby earned most of her wealth from her work as an actress as well as the amount she inherited after Kugman passes away. Therefore,
Therefore, Peggy Crosby has an estimated net worth of $2 million.
Is Peggy Crosby still alive?
Peggy Crosby remains alive at the time of writing (June 2023). She lives in the home she shared with Klugman until his death.
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Lee Parry is a writer and blogger originally from Manchester, UK, and he has a B.A. in Modern Languages from Manchester Metropolitan University. Parry occasionally teaches English and spends most of his free time reading.