Peggy Lane ORourke
Candidate: Local Board, Convention Delegate
Candidate Statement
I currently Chair the Child Protection Task Force and have vastly improved our contracts with changes that haven’t happened in 40 years. There is now an Institutional Initiative to continue this essential work for Minors. I Chair the Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee and the Stand In/Rehearsal Actor Committee. I came up with the 150.00 adjustment for Multi Camera Rehearsal Actors and Photo Doubles. I believe in doing the work. Not complaining about what hasn’t been done but working towards what CAN be done. I’d appreciate your vote so I can keep doing that on your behalf.
Candidate Bio
I began my career in a Pampers commercial and joined Sag Legacy as a Child Actor in Chicago.
I got to do a lot of Commercial work and after 3 of them the Union called my Mother and asked if I wanted to join. I wanted a bike, not a Union card! But thankfully my mother recognized the importance of a Union and I joined decades ago.
SAG was my parent union and I joined Aftra and Actors Equity as well. All for under 1000 dollars.
I did theatre in Chicago including a well received adaptation of the Miracle Worker starring Rita Moreno. I was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson award (the Chicago version of a Tony Award.)
Eventually my family moved to CA where I pursued music professionally and over time I was working regularly, auditioning at first and then doing BG work. That in turn led to Stand In / Rehearsal Acting work as well as better auditions.
I appeared in multiple episodes of Seinfeld, King of Queens and Will & Grace 1.0 among many other shows.
Along the way I became more and more active in the Union. I began with running for Delegate in 2015 and then in 2017 for the Local Board as well.
I am currently:
National Board member
Local Board member
Convention Delegate
Chair of the National Child Protection Task Force
Chair of the LA Local Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee
Chair of the Stand In / Rehearsal Actor Committee
Chair of Board Replacement
Chair of the Open Board Committee
Member of the National Young Performers Committee
Member of the National Fi Core Committee
Member of the National BG Actors Committee
Member of the Local BG Actors Committee
Member of the National Honors and Tributes Committee (HATS)
Member of the Local Honors and Tributes Committee (HATS)
I’ve served on 10 Negotiating Committees …….and counting.
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