Peggy Neal was born in Biloxi, MS, on November, 24, 1947. She moved to Japan to attend Sophia University of Japan. During her time there she began a career as an actress starring in such films as The Terror Beneath the Sea (1966), The X From Outer Space (1967), and Las Vegas Free-for-All (1967). After over a fifty year hiatus she returned to acting in The Great Buddha Arrival (2019).

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