Peggy Pope, the veteran character actress who appeared on Broadway andSoapand played the tipsy office secretary Margaret in the hit 1980 film9 to 5, has died.
She was 91. Pope died Wednesday in Fort Collins, Colorado, of causes unrelated to COVID-19, her family said. Pope worked alongside Jimmy Stewart in a 1970 revival ofHarveyon Broadway and starred with Sam Waterston in 1968 in an Obie Award-winning turn as a hooker in John Guare'sMuzeeka.
She also appeared with Ann Miller in a post-Broadway tour ofMame. On the ABC sitcomSoap, Pope recurred as Mrs. David, who after meeting Billy Crystal's gay character admits to her daughter that he's her "first homo." She also was in six episodes of ABC'sBarney Millerin various roles.