Gender Female Spouse(s) Ed Blumquist Last appearance "Palindrome" | First appearance "Waiting for Dutch" | |
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Similar Lou Solverson, Floyd Gerhardt, Molly Solverson, Lester Nygaard, Lorne Malvo | ||
Peggy Blumquist is a fictional character in the second season of the FX television series Fargo and is portrayed by Kirsten Dunst. Dunst received widespread critical acclaim for her performance, which was often considered one of the best performances of 2015, She won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
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Character overview
Peggy Blumquist is a hairdresser in Luverne, Minnesota who is married to her high school sweetheart, local butcher Ed Blumquist. One night, she accidentally runs over Rye Gerhardt after he wandered onto the road after spotting a UFO. Peggy brings Rye back to her house instead of calling the police. Unbeknownst to Peggy, Rye is a member of the Gerhardt crime family. The second season deals with the repercussions of her and Ed's actions in covering up the hit and run.
Production
Noah Hawley has stated that when he started writing season two, he initially planned the season out as being more focused on Ed and Peggy instead of being an ensemble drama, saying "this idea of a couple, played by Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst, who are caught between these two rival crime organizations, the Gerhardt family and the Kansas City mafia. Well, suddenly you have two rival crime organizations that need characters, and you also need your cops who are going to interject themselves between these people. So suddenly you have four or five huge moving pieces that have to be serviced."
During filming, Dunst purposely did not read any of the non-Ed and Peggy related storylines, saying "Peggy's so in her own world, I didn't want to be influenced by anything else that was happening in the story. So I just would read things that were happening with Ed and Peg. She's so tunnel-visioned about her goals and what needs to happen that I didn't want to think about the whole show. It makes it more fun for me now, because I can watch and enjoy it myself and not know what everyone's going to say."
Reception
Dunst received widespread critical acclaim for her performance, which was often cited as one of the best performances of 2015.
Accolades
For her performance, Dunst won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.