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Peggy Cummins
1925–2017 · Actress
Biography
Peggy Cummins (born Augusta Margaret Diane Fuller; 18 December 1925 – 29 December 2017) was an Irish actress, born in Wales, who is best known for her performance in Joseph H. Lewis's Gun Crazy (1950), playing a trigger-happy femme fatale, who robs banks with her lover. In 2020, she was listed at number 16 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
Notable Noir Roles
Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts af…
A pseudo-documentary focusing on the daily work and routine of women police officers built around three different storylines.
An ex-con trying to go clean ends up working for a crooked trucking company swindling money.
