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Margaret "Peggy" Olson is a fictional character on the AMC television series Mad Men. She was portrayed by Elisabeth Moss and served as the show's female lead. Initially, Peggy is secretary to Don Draper ( Jon Hamm ), creative director of the advertising agency Sterling Cooper.
Their relationship is a bit strained by the fact that Anita's confession, including the particulars of Peggy's pregnancy, was based on a mistaken assumption about the identity of the child's father. Peggy later confides to Don that her whole family believes he was the father because Don was the only non-family member to visit her in the hospital.
In 2006, she was cast as Peggy Olson, a secretary who evolves into a copywriter in the AMC dramatic series Mad Men. Between 2009 and the series' final season in 2015, Moss was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. [15] [16] [17] She was nominated for the Outstanding Supporting Actress Emmy. [18]
Entertainment Weekly ' s Karen Valby called it her "favorite Mad Men episode of all time", highlighting the performances of the two main actors. [13] Actors Moss and Aaron Staton chose "The Suitcase" as their favorite episode of Mad Men so far. Moss said of the episode, "It's the greatest material I've ever had the privilege of acting."
He further explained that "Peggy has this moment where she tries to be Don and fails, and then goes on Peggy's version of Don – sexually irresponsible, and drunk, and working". [2] Elisabeth Moss said the handjob Peggy gives a stranger in the theatre is a "moment of forgetting" after the frustrating Heinz pitch.
The period drama that started in 2007 has captivated audiences and won numerous awards, but do you know where a lot of the 'Mad Men' actors got their start? Christina Hendricks, known for playing ...
Also watching the special is Joan Holloway and her new doctor-boyfriend, and Salvatore Romano, who is newly married. Pete sits alone watching cartoons, eating the chocolates he purchased for his wife. Peggy and Salvatore meet with Don to show him their new mockups of the Mohawk campaign. Don rejects their sexy copy idea, to Peggy's frustration.
11th episode of the 5th season of Mad Men "The Other Woman" Mad Men episode Episode no. Season 5 Episode 11 Directed by Phil Abraham Written by Semi Chellas Matthew Weiner Featured music "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks Original air date May 27, 2012 (2012-05-27) Running time 48 minutes Guest appearances Alison Brie as Trudy Campbell Joel Murray as Freddy Rumsen Ben Feldman as Michael Ginsberg ...