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name: "Peg Phillips"
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born: "20 September 1918"
died: "7 November 2002"
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updated: "2026-09-20T21:11:37.303819+00:00"
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# Peg Phillips

Actor. Born 20 September 1918 in Everett, Washington, USA. Died 7 November 2002.

## Details

- **Born:** 20 September 1918, Everett, Washington, USA
- **Died:** 7 November 2002
- **Also known as:** Margaret Linton
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3502615, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680697/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1220700

## Biography

Peg Phillips (born Margaret Linton) was an American actress. She began her professional acting career in her late 60s after retiring as an accountant and enrolling in drama classes at the University of Washington.

She originated the role of Ruth-Anne Miller, the storekeeper, on the television series *Northern Exposure* (1990–1995), appearing in over 100 episodes. The part was initially intended to be intermittent but became a regular role. She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1993. Other credits include guest appearances on *ER* (2000) as Mrs Duffy, *7th Heaven* (1996–1999) as Mrs Hinkle, *Touched by an Angel* (1996) and the television film *How the West Was Fun* (1994).

Phillips was born on 20 September 1918 in Everett, Washington, and died on 7 November 2002 in the Seattle area.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, historylink.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Northern Exposure* (1990), Fi1m 82, as Ruth-Anne Miller — [page](https://film.one/tv/northern-exposure.md)

## Also known for

- *7th Heaven* (1996), Mrs. Hinkle
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), Zelda Widdenberg
- *Dogfight* (1991), Older Cafe Customer
- *How the West Was Fun* (1994), Natty

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