Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Diana Serra Cary (born Peggy-Jean Montgomery, October 29, 1918 – February 24, 2020), known as Baby Peggy, was an American child film actress, vaudevillian, author and silent film historian. At the time of her death, she was the last living film star of the Silent Era of Hollywood. Montgomery, as she then was, was one of the three major American child stars of the Hollywood silent film era along with Jackie Coogan and Baby Marie. Between 1921 and 1923 she m...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Showbiz Kids
2020
as Self (as Diana Serra Cary)
A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a chil...
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
2012
as Herself
A documentary looking at the life, films, and troubled times of America's first sex symbol, screen actress Clara Bow, featuring interviews and archive...
Baby Peggy: The Elephant in the Room
2012
as Herself
Documentary about an extraordinary lady, Diana Serra Cary (born Peggy-Jean Montgomery). In the early 1920s she was one of Hollywood's first major chil...
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
2011
as Herself
Among the pieces featured in Fragments are the final reel of John Ford's The Village Blacksmith (1922) and a glimpse at Emil Jannings in The Way of Al...
Girl 27
2007
as Self
The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the powerful film studio tricked her and over 100 other u...
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
1999
as Self - Clara's Co-Star in 'Helen's Babies'
Clara Bow: Discovering the 'It' Girl features scenes from 25 of her films, as well as interviews with family members and acquaintances.
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
as Self (as Diana Serra Cary)
A documentary about the careers of child stars of the '40s in Hollywood, featuring movie clips with Shirley Temple, Margaret O'Brien, and numerous oth...
Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self
A documentary about child actors, since the beginning of motion pictures (narrated by Roddy McDowell).
Hollywood’s Children
1982
Writer
A documentary about child actors, since the beginning of motion pictures (narrated by Roddy McDowell).
Having Wonderful Time
1938
as (uncredited)
Teddy Shaw, a bored New York office girl, goes to a camp in the Catskill Mountains for rest and finds Chick Kirkland.
True Confession
1937
as Autograph Hunter (uncredited)
A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough as an attorney. When her new employer is murdered, she ...
Souls at Sea
1937
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor and Powdah save lives during a sea tragedy in this story about the slave trade on the high seas during 1842.
Ah, Wilderness!
1935
as Girl at Graduation (uncredited)
At the turn of the century, a young man graduates high school and realizes the joys and sorrows of growing up, with some loving help and guidance from...
A Girl of the Limberlost
1934
as Schoolgirl
Elnora Comstock is the badly abused daughter of Katherine Comstock, who blames her because her father was drowned while on the way home the night she ...
The Return of Chandu
1934
as Judy Allen
Chandu consults his crystal ball and sees that Nadji, Princess of Egypt, is in danger. She is about to be sacrificed by the black magic cult of Ubasti...
Eight Girls in a Boat
1934
as Hortense
In an exclusive Swiss school for young girls, Christa Storm discovers that she is going to have a baby. She keeps the secret from everyone but her boy...
Off His Base
1932
as Peggy
It begins with the Mustangs in trouble in their championship series... all the players are banged up and they're being clobbered. But a sports reporte...
Hollywood on Parade
1932
as Self
A short featuring many stars
Life in Hollywood No. 3
1927
as Self
Part of a 7-part series exploring all aspects of Hollywood.
April Fool
1926
as Irma Goodman - a Child
An out-of-work pants presser starts an umbrella business and makes a fortune. His daughter is set to marry the nephew of a rich neighbor until the nep...
Helen's Babies
1924
as Toddie
A young man, who has vowed never to marry and doesn't particularly like children, is left in charge of his two very young nieces. At first they drive ...
The Family Secret
1924
as Peggy Holmes
The daughter of a wealthy man secretly marries a man below her station— one whom her father violently disapproves of. The father, in an excess of pare...
Captain January
1924
as Captain January
During a tempestuous storm, a lighthouse keeper finds an infant girl who washes ashore tied to some wreckage. He adopts her and they become inseparabl...
The Flower Girl
1924
Fragment of a Baby Peggy short film.
The Law Forbids
1924
as Peggy
Paul and Rhoda Remsen, having marital difficulties, separate; and each is awarded custody of their child Peggy for 6 months of the year. Rhoda and Peg...
Peg o' the Mounted
1924
as Peg
A pint-sized Mountie pursues a gang of moonshiners.
Such Is Life
1924
as The Little Match Girl
A feisty homeless orphan girl struggles with winter cold and hunger.
Our Pet
1924
Baby Peggy short – AKA Too Many Lovers Our Pet tell the story of little girl Baby Peggy who warding off thieves. This short film is one of the titles...
Hansel and Gretel
1923
as Gretel
This is the story of the heartless mother whose burdens are such that she would be rid of her two children. The henpecked father is compelled to take ...
The Darling of New York
1923
as Santussa
Santussa, an orphan who becomes separated from her nurse en route to America to live with her grandfather, is cared for by gangsters who hide their st...
Miles of Smiles
1923
as The Twins (dual role)
In a dual role, Baby Peggy plays the Morgan twins—one who lives with her wealthy parents, and her identical sibling, who is adopted by the impoverishe...
Carmen, Jr.
1923
A spoof of Bizet's Carmen, showcasing child star Baby Peggy.
Hollywood
1923
as Baby Peggy Montgomery
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtim...
The Kid Reporter
1923
as Peggy
The 'secretary' of a busy newspaperman is revealed to be a cherubic small child, Baby Peggy. When a rich woman's pearl necklace is stolen, Baby Peggy'...
Sweetie
1923
as The Little Newspaper Vendor
A Baby Peggy two-reeler
Fools First
1922
as Little girl
Tommy Frazer is one of a gang of crooks lead by "Tony the Wop". Frazer gets caught and is sent up the river for three years on a forgery rap. When he ...
The Little Rascal
1922
as Baby Peggy
The adventures of Baby Peggy in her own house.
Circus Clowns
1922
Baby Peggy is joined by her star-making partner, Brownie the Wonder Dog and is in a circus as a junior clown.
Peggy, Behave!
1922
as Baby Peggy
Baby Peggy, one of the biggest child stars in movie history, does not disappoint in this charming silent comedy, even though it only exists in fragmen...
Get-Rich-Quick Peggy
1921
Teddy and Peggy are discovered working on the farm, but they are soon fired and leave for the city. Here a rich uncle is expecting his niece.
Brownie's Little Venus
1921
A 1921 American silent short film directed by Fred Hibbard for Century Film Company and starring Baby Peggy and Brownie the dog. It was rediscovered i...
Playmates
1921
as Baby Peggy
Baby Peggy and Brownie the Dog star in this adorable short.
Her Circus Man
1921
A lost silent short comedy.
Sea Shore Shapes
1921
The story of a bad organ grinder, a life saver, a pretty girl and her baby sister. A dog takes an active part in the final rescue and helps save the c...