Trivia

Suffered from Narcolepsy, which was the cause of the accident that took her life.

Closely associated with the 'Method' approach to acting, Peggy became an artistic director and instructor in association with Lee Strasberg at the Actors' Studio. Later she moved to California and opened her own acting school, called The Loft Studio, with husband-actor William Traylor, and became one of Los Angeles' most respected drama teachers. Notable among her students are Lily Tomlin, Sean Penn, Anjelica Huston, Michelle Pfeiffer, Meg Tilly, and Eric Stoltz.

Mother of actresses Stephanie Feury and Susan Traylor.