Editing Peggy Lee (section)

==Acting career==
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Lee starred opposite [[Danny Thomas]] in ''[[The Jazz Singer (1952 film)|The Jazz Singer]]'' (1952), a remake of the Al Jolson film, ''[[The Jazz Singer]]'' (1927). She played an alcoholic blues singer in ''[[Pete Kelly's Blues (film)|Pete Kelly's Blues]]'' (1955), for which she was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref name="NME Rock 'N' Roll Years">{{cite book|first=John|last=Tobler|year=1992|title=NME Rock 'N' Roll Years|edition=1st|publisher=Reed International Books Ltd|location=London|page=18|id=CN 5585}}</ref>

Lee provided speaking and singing voices for several characters in the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] movie ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' (1955), playing the human Darling, the dog Peg, and the two [[Siamese cat]]s, [[Si and Am]]. She also co-wrote, with [[Sonny Burke]], all of the original songs for the film, including "He's A Tramp", "Bella Notte", "La La Lu", "The Siamese Cat Song", and "Peace on Earth". In 1987, when ''Lady and the Tramp'' was released on [[VHS]], Lee sought performance and song royalties on the video sales. When the Disney company refused to pay, she filed a lawsuit in 1988. After a prolonged legal battle, in 1992, Lee was awarded $2.3 million for breach of contract, plus $500,000 for unjust enrichment, $600,000 for illegal use of Lee's voice and $400,000 for the use of her name.<ref name="Cartoon Brew">{{cite news |last1=Gabriel |first1=Brian |title=Lady and the Lawsuit: Peggy Lee's War With Disney |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/peggy-lee-war-disney-lady-and-the-tramp-113688.html |access-date=January 10, 2021 |work=Cartoon Brew |date=September 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Los Angeles Times">{{cite news |last1=Bernstein |first1=Sharon |title=Peggy Lee Awarded Disney Damages : Courts: Amount from 'Lady and Tramp' video rights is in dispute. Singer contends it is $3.8 million but company says $2.3 million. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-21-me-846-story.html |access-date=January 17, 2021 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 21, 1991}}</ref>

Peggy Lee also wrote the lyrics for "[[Johnny Guitar (song)|Johnny Guitar]]" (with music composer [[Victor Young]]), the title track of the 1954 film, ''[[Johnny Guitar]]'', which she sings partially at the end of the movie.

During her career, Lee appeared in hundreds of variety shows, and several TV movies and specials.