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Peggy Gail Fleming Wiki Biography
Peggy Gail Fleming, born on the 27th of July, 1948, is an American athlete and Olympian who became famous in 1968 for winning an Olympic gold medal as a figure skater.
So how much is Fleming’s net worth? As of mid 2017, based on authoritative sources it is reported to be $8 million acquired from her years as an athlete, and later on as a sports commentator and entrepreneur.Born in San Jose, California, Fleming is the daughter of Albert Eugene Fleming, a journalist, and Doris Elizabeth Deal, a homemaker, the second of four children.
Fleming’s interest in figure skating started at the age of nine, when her family moved to Cleveland. Her father encouraged her to pursue the sport and supported her career, however, unfortunately one of her earliest coachers, William Kipp, died in a plane crash in 1961 along with the United States figure skating team who were set to compete at that year’s World Figure Skating Championships.
Fleming then trained under the supervision of Carlo Fassi, who is a former skated himself. With Fassi’s help, she was able to win three World titles from 1966 to 1968 and an Olympic gold medal in 1968 as well, in Genoble, France. Her victory was extra special as she was the only athlete from the US Olympic team to be victorious. This also gave hope for the return of the Americans in figure skating after the terrible crash of 1961. Her career as an athlete and Olympian tremendously helped her career and net worth.
After her victory at the Olympics, Fleming decided to turn professional, and began performing in various television shows, and even toured with skating shows. She starred in “Peggy Fleming Visits the Soviet Union” in 1973, “Christmas on Ice” in 1990, and “Ice Stories” in 1995. She also appeared in “Fantasy Island”, “The Magic of Copperfield VII: Familares”, and “Nutcracker in Ice”. Her career in movies and television also helped raise her wealth.
In 1981, Fleming became a skating commentator for ABC Sports, and served for 20 years often working alongside Dick Button, also a former Olympian.
Today, Fleming is retired but still makes guest appearances in certain projects. She appeared in the 2007 movie “Blades of Glory”, and produced the 2010 documentary “Art of the Olympians”. She is also known as the third most popular athlete in the United States.
In terms of her personal life, Fleming is married to Greg Jenkins, a dermatologist and also a former figure skater whom he met when they were teenagers. The two married in 1970 and together they have two sons.
In 1998, Fleming was diagnosed with breast cancer but she was able to detect it and have it removed immediately. Since then she became an advocate for people who have breast cancer, and encouraged them to get themselves tested.
Fleming and her husband formerly owned and operated a vineyard near California’s Santa Cruz Mountains and named it “Fleming Jenkins Vineyards & Winery” which they sold in 2012 with most of their remaining wines, some profits being donated to breast cancer research.
IMDB Wikipedia “Fantasy Island” (1977-1984) $8 Million 1.63 10th Winter Olympic Games (1968) 13 Days in France (1968) 1948-07-27 Actress Albert Eugene Fleming American Andy Jenkins Art of the Olympians Blades of Glory (2007) Broadway on Showtime (1979) Broadway on Showtime (1980) California Carlo Fassi Colorado College Crown Me! Capital Pool Checkers Club (2010) Dick Button Director Doris Elizabeth (née Deal) Former Figure skater Greg Jenkins Greg Jenkins (m. 1970) Grenoble (1968) Night of 100 Stars (1982) Nutcracker on Ice (1995) Olympic Figure Skating: Greatest Performances in History: Vol. 2 (2007) Peggy Fleming Peggy Fleming Net Worth Perry Como Christmas Special (1974) producer San Jose Skating commentator Skating Through Time: Vol. 1 (2006) Spokesperson (for the Robitussin Last Names Giveaway) The David Frost Show (1971) The Joey Bishop Show (1968-1969) The Long Program: Skating Toward Life’s Victories (1999) Todd Jenkins United States William Kipp Writer
Peggy Gail Fleming Quick Info
Full Name | Peggy Fleming |
Net Worth | $8 Million |
Date Of Birth | July 27, 1948 |
Place Of Birth | San Jose, California, United States |
Height | 1.63 |
Profession | Former Figure skater, Actress, Skating commentator, Spokesperson (for the Robitussin Last Names Giveaway) |
Education | Colorado College |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Greg Jenkins (m. 1970) |
Children | Andy Jenkins, Todd Jenkins |
Parents | Doris Elizabeth (née Deal), Albert Eugene Fleming |
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IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281758 |
Awards | X Winter Olympics – Figure skating, Winter Olympics (1968, Women’s Singles, Gold Medal), World Champion (1966–1968) |
Nominations | ABC’s Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year (1967), Lombardi Award of Excellence(Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation, 2003) |
Movies | Art of the Olympians (2010), Blades of Glory (2007), Olympic Figure Skating: Greatest Performances in History: Vol. 2 (2007), Skating Through Time: Vol. 1 (2006), 13 Days in France (1968), Broadway on Showtime (1979), Nutcracker on Ice (1995), Grenoble (1968) |
TV Shows | Broadway on Showtime (1980), Fantasy Island (1977-1984), Night of 100 Stars (1982), Perry Como Christmas Special (1974), The David Frost Show (1971), The Joey Bishop Show (1968-1969), 10th Winter Olympic Games (1968) |
Peggy Gail Fleming Quotes
- The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.
Peggy Gail Fleming Important Facts
- Hostess of an infomercial for the Hunter “Argenus” air sterilizer. [2008]
- Was coached by Carlo Fassi.
- Parents are father Al Fleming (who died in 1965 of a heart attack) and mother Doris Fleming (who died in 1992 of cancer).
- Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 1983 (charter member).
- Lives in Los Gatos, California, with her husband, Greg Jenkins, and their 2 sons (Andy Jenkins and Todd Jenkins).
- Has two grandsons, one is named Miles.
- Is a commentator for ABC
- Hallmark made a snowglobe with a figurine of her in it
- 1966-1968 World champ.
- She won the bronze at the 1965 Worlds
- She finished 6th at the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria
- 1964-1968 U.S. National champ.
- 5-time U.S. National champ.
- She is the 2nd of 4 girls
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year 1968
- Her sons were born in 1977 and 1988.
- Has survived breast cancer.
- Won the Olympic gold medal in figure skating in 1968.
Peggy Gail Fleming Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
---|---|---|---|---|
Blades of Glory | 2007 | Federation Judge | Actress | |
Diagnosis Murder | 1996 | TV Series | Peggy Fleming | Actress |
Nutcracker on Ice | 1995 | TV Movie | Sugar Plum Fairy | Actress |
Strawberry Ice | 1982 | TV Movie | Actress | |
Fantasy Island | 1980 | TV Series | Laura Henderson | Actress |
Broadway on Showtime | 1980 | TV Series | Actress | |
The Perry Como Christmas Show | 1974 | TV Special performer: “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” | Soundtrack | |
Progressive Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular | 2013 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
Caesar’s Tribute II: A Salute to the Ladies of the Ice | 2011 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles on Ice | 2011 | TV Movie | Herself – Host | Self |
Rise | 2011 | Documentary | Herself | Self |
Skate for the Heart | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
Entertainment Tonight | 2010 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Progressive Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
Progressive Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular | 2009 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | 2008 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Frosted Pink | 2007 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
Biography | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself | Self |
Intimate Portrait | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Herself | Self |
The Rosie O’Donnell Show | 1999-2002 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
SportsCentury: The Century’s Greatest Athletes | 2001-2002 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
ESPN SportsCentury | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself | Self |
Fire on Ice: Champions of American Figure Skating | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Herself | Self |
A Skaters’ Tribute to Broadway | 1998 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
Ice Stories | 1995 | TV Special | Herself – Host | Self |
Skates of Gold III | 1995 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
The 1995 Fox Rock ‘N Roll Skating Championships | 1995 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
Skates of Gold | 1994 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
ABC’s Wide World of Sports 30th Anniversary Special | 1991 | TV Movie | Herself (as Peggy Fleming Jenkins) | Self |
Christmas on Ice | 1990 | TV Special | Herself – Hostess | Self |
Newhart | 1990 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The 1986 Goodwill Games | 1986 | TV Mini-Series | Herself – Commentator | Self |
Liberty Weekend | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Himself | Self |
Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
The Magic of David Copperfield VII: Familiares | 1985 | TV Special | The old woman rejuvenated by magic – Special Guest | Self |
Olympic Gala | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Herself – Guest | Self |
Night of 100 Stars | 1982 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood | 1982 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Osmond Family Christmas Special | 1980 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
The 32nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter | Self |
The Big Show | 1980 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Winter Olympics ’80: The World Comes to America | 1980 | TV Special | Self | |
Sesame Street | 1978 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Peggy Fleming with Holiday on Ice at Madison Square Garden | 1976 | TV Movie | Himself – Host | Self |
The Perry Como Christmas Show | 1974 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
Peggy Fleming Visits the Soviet Union | 1973 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
To Europe with Love | 1972 | TV Movie | Herself – Host | Self |
The David Frost Show | 1971 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Peggy Fleming at Sun Valley | 1971 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1968-1971 | TV Series | Herself – Ice Skater / Herself | Self |
What’s My Line? | 1970 | TV Series | Herself – Mystery Guest | Self |
Peggy Fleming at Madison Square Garden | 1969 | TV Movie | Herself – Host | Self |
The Joe Namath Show | 1969 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Joey Bishop Show | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Here’s Peggy Fleming | 1968 | TV Special | Herself – Host | Self |
The Dick Cavett Show | 1968 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Grenoble | 1968 | Documentary | Herself | Self |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1968 | TV Series | Herself – Guest | Self |
10th Winter Olympic Games | 1968 | TV Mini-Series | Herself | Self |
To Tell the Truth | 1966 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The First Miracle: 1960 US Olympic Hockey Team | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Torch Relay | Archive Footage |