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name: "Peggy Mount"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peggy-mount"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 May 1916"
died: "13 November 2001"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T05:02:19.463763+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Peggy Mount

Actor. Born 2 May 1916 in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. Died 13 November 2001.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 May 1916, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
- **Died:** 13 November 2001
- **Active:** 1968–1987
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 76 (1), 1980s 84 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Mount, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3898783, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609859/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/43798

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Oliver!*](https://film.one/film/oliver.md) (76)

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## Biography

Peggy Mount was an English actress of stage and screen. She began her career in repertory theatre in the 1940s and gained prominence in 1955 with her West End debut as Emma Hornett in *Sailor Beware!*.

She became known for playing domineering middle-aged women in plays, films and television. Her film roles included Mrs. Bumble in *Oliver!* (1968). On television she appeared in series such as *The Larkins* (1958–1964), *George and the Dragon* (1966–1968) and episodes of *Doctor Who* (1963) and *Inspector Morse* (1987). She joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1980s and received an OBE in 1996.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Inspector Morse* (1987), Fi1m 84, as Nun — [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md)
- *Oliver!* (1968), Fi1m 76, as Mrs. Bumble — [page](https://film.one/film/oliver.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Virtual Murder* (1992), series, as Mrs Weaver
- *The Princess and the Goblin* (1991), as Goblin Queen (voice)
- *Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy* (1988), as Stallslady
- *The Trial of Klaus Barbie* (1987), as Joly
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), series, as Nun — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md)
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Eliza Johnstone
- *The Ray Bradbury Theater* (1985), series, as The Judge
- *The Cannon & Ball Show* (1979), series, as Baking Competitor
- *Stargazy on Zummerdown* (1978), as Opinionated Alice
- *BBC2 Play of the Week* (1977), series, as Opinionated Alice
- *You're Only Young Twice* (1977), series, as Flora Petty
- *Decorators Limited* (1976), as Mrs. Foster
- *Lollipop Loves Mr Mole* (1971), series, Actor
- *John Browne's Body* (1969), series, Actor
- *Oliver!* (1968), as Mrs. Bumble — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/oliver.md)
- *Finders Keepers* (1966), as Mrs. Bragg
- *George and the Dragon* (1966), series, Actor
- *Hotel Paradiso* (1966), as Angelique Boniface
- *Rome Sweet Home* (1966), as Lippia
- *One Way Pendulum* (1965), as Mrs. Gantry
- *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Stallslady — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)
- *Ladies Who Do* (1963), as Mrs. Cragg
- *Winning Widows* (1961), series, Actor
- *Inn for Trouble* (1960), as Ada Larkin
- *The Larkins* (1958), series, as Ada Larkin
- *The Adventures of Mr. Pastry* (1958), as Landlady
- *The Naked Truth* (1957), as Flora Ransom
- *Theatre Night* (1957), series, as Emma Hornett
- *Dry Rot* (1956), as Sergeant Fire
- *Sailor Beware* (1956), as Emma Hornett
- *Sailor Beware!* (1955), as Emma Hornett
- *The Embezzler* (1954), as Mrs. Larkin

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1996: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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