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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 , creative director of the advertising agency Sterling Cooper. She soon discovers her passion for copywriting and due to her talent, Draper ...
Margaret "Peggy" Olson (Elisabeth Moss), upon introduction, is the ostensibly naïve "new girl" at Sterling Cooper. She was originally Draper's secretary, but showed surprising talent and initiative, including a knack—similar to Draper's—for understanding the consumer's mind.
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]
It introduces the fictional advertising agency Sterling Cooper. The season begins with the new secretary, Peggy Olson, starting her first day with the firm. As the season unfolds, the mysterious backstory of enigmatic ad man Don Draper is revealed as is the growing confidence and success of Peggy Olson.
Concurrently, it is Peggy Olson's (Elisabeth Moss), first day at Sterling Cooper as Don's secretary, where she experiences the sexual harassment common during the period. A wide-eyed Brooklyn girl, Peggy is a little overwhelmed but excited to be working in Manhattan.
Meanwhile, Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss) comes up with an idea to regain the Sugarberry Ham account. She hires two actresses to fight over a ham in a grocery store. The plan goes awry when the fight turns real and one of the women presses charges against the other for assault, and Peggy has to ask Don for bail and hush money.
One day, Peggy is called out to reception at work, where Joyce invites Peggy to a party at a sweatshop converted into a loft, and Peggy says she'll come. After Joyce heads back, receptionist Megan Calvet ( Jessica Paré ) seems to dislike Joyce, suggesting that she is a bit pretentious.
Pete and Peggy seem to be going off on different cultural paths. Pete accepts fatherhood when Trudy gives birth to a baby girl. Peggy, meanwhile, makes friends with a group of beatniks, including Joyce, a lesbian photo editor at Life magazine and Abe, a liberal writer whom she starts to date. However, Peggy's relationship with Don becomes ...