Peggy Holmes Explained

Peggy Holmes
Years Active:	1984–present

Peggy Holmes is an American choreographer, dancer, screenwriter, and film director. Her full-length directorial debut was on 2008's .^[1] She later directed Secret of the Wings (2012) and The Pirate Fairy (2014) from the Tinker Bell film series.^{[2] [3]} She uses her choreography skills to bringing life to characters; animated and otherwise. Her choreography credits includes: The Country Bears, The Old Broads, I Love Trouble, Hocus Pocus, Newsies,^[4] and The Fabulous Baker Boys. Peggy's choreography was also used though television shows, specifically; for the Pilot Episode of Fame L.A. She appeared in the TV show Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash.^[5] On January 14, 2020, Peggy Holmes was hired to direct the animated film Luck.^[6]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Choreographer	Other	Role	Notes
1984	Gimme an 'F'					Duck #1
1988	Totally Minnie					Dancer	Television Film
	The In Crowd					Key Dancer
	Ladykillers						Television Film
1989							Dancer
	The Fabulous Baker Boys						Choreographer: "Makin' Whoopee"
1992	Wayne's World						Choreographer: "Fox Lady"
	Newsies
	Encino Man
1993	Hocus Pocus					Dancer
	Gypsy						Movement Consultant; Television Film
1995	Jury Duty
	Father of the Bride Part II
1996	A Very Brady Sequel
1998	Quest for Camelot						Assistant
	Houdini						Television Film
1999	The Deep End of the Ocean
2000	Beautiful
2001	These Old Broads						Television Film
	Rock Star
2003	The Jungle Book 2						Choreographer: "Jungle Rhythm", "W-I-L-D"
2004	The Lion King 1½						Direct-to-video
	Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas						Story Director, Story, Screenplay (Segment: "Belles on Ice"); Direct-to-video
2005	Kronk's New Groove						Direct-to-video
2008							Additional Screenplay Material; Direct-to-video
2012	Secret of the Wings
2013	Planes						Senior Creative Team
2014	The Pirate Fairy						Additional Dialogue
							Senior Creative Team
	Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
2022	Luck

Television series and specials

Year	Title	Choreographer	Dance Sequences	Other	Role	Notes
1985	Knots Landing				Driver	Episode: "A Piece of the Pie"
1990	Hull High
1994	Something Wilder					Episode: "Gotta Dance"
1997-1998	Fame L.A.
2011	Pixie Hollow Games					Thanks

Music video compilations

Notes and References

1. Book: Hayward, Philip. Making a Splash: Mermaids (and Mer-Men) in 20th and 21st Century Audiovisual Media. 2017-01-30. Indiana University Press. 978-0-86196-925-8. en.
2. Web site: Director Peggy Holmes Takes Over Skydance Debut Toon 'Luck'. Milligan. Mercedes. 2020-01-15. Animation Magazine. en-US. 2020-04-08.
3. Web site: Skydance Animation's First Film 'Luck' Lands New Director (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. 14 January 2020 . en. 2020-04-08.
4. Web site: Peggy Holmes Interview for Disney. www.girl.com.au. en. 2020-04-08.
5. Web site: Peggy Holmes TV Guide. TVGuide.com. en. 2019-04-23.
6. Web site: John Lasseter's Skydance Animation Names Peggy Holmes New Director of 'Luck'. Donnelly. Matt. Variety. Penske Media Corporation. January 15, 2020. January 15, 2020.