Peggy Blow

Peggy Blow is an American actress, best known for her role as Marisol Martinez, Ruby's grandmother on the Netflix series On My Block.^[1] Blow has made many appearances on television shows since the 1970s, and has been cast in several films.^[2]

Peggy Blow
Born	(1952-06-05) June 5, 1952 (age 73) Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Other names	Peggy Ann Blow
Occupation	actress
Years active	1978–present
Known for	On My Block

Career

Blow began her career in theater.^[3]

In 2018, Blow was cast as Ruby's grandmother in the Netflix series On My Block.^[4][5] She has stated that her character as Ruby's grandmother reminds her of her three aunts in Chicago.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1978	Rabbit Test	Bunny
1982	Penitentiary II	Ellen Johnson	[6][7]
2009	Gary's Walk	Antonio
2018	Twin Betrayal	Maria
2019	Desperate Waters	Emilia

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1983	Hill Street Blues	Justine Tatum	2 episodes
1984-1985	E/R	Paula	2 episodes
1985	The Jeffersons	Miss Anderson	1 Episode: "Sayonara: Part 2"
1987	227	Melinda	1 Episode: "A Matter of Choice"
1990	Drug Wars: The Camarena Story	Reporter	TV mini-series
1990	Hardball		1 Episode: "A Death in the Family"
1992	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Marge Smallwood	1 Episode: "Those Were the Days"
1993	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Broker	1 Episode: "In Vanessa We Trust"
1994	The Nanny	Nanny #3	1 Episode: "The Nanny-In-Law"
1997	Melrose Place	Nurse Kendra	1 Episode: "From Here to Maternity"
1997	Alright Already	Nurse	1 Episode: "Again with the Baby"
1997	Murphy Brown	Woman Shopper	1 Episode: A Butcher, a Faker, a Bummed-Out Promo Maker
1997	Seinfeld	Mail Clerk	1 Episode: "The Junk Mail"	[2]
1998	The Wayans Bros.	Crazy Mary	1 Episode: "Help a Brother Out"
2000	City of Angels	Thelma Holmes	1 Episode: "Cry Me a Liver"
2005	That's So Raven	Mrs. Caruthers	1 Episode: "Mr. Perfect"
2006	In Justice	Judge Lynch	1 Episode: "Lovers"
2008	Desperate Housewives	Fern Parrish	1 Episode: "The Gun Song"
2009	Criminal Minds	Patricia	1 Episode: "Hopeless"	[2]
2010	The New Adventures of Old Christine	Ticket Agent	1 Episode: "Up in the Airport"	[2]
2012	Dexter	Florencia Estrada		[2]
2013	Castle	Cedric Resident	1 Episode: "Watershed"
2013	Crash & Bernstein	Mrs. Lopez	2 Episodes
2016	How to Get Away with Murder	Croupier	1 Episode: "Always Bet Black"	[8]
2017	Snowfall	Granny	1 Episode: "Trauma"	[8]
2017	I'm Dying Up Here	Agnes	1 Episode: "The Unbelievable Power of Believing"
2017	Real Rob	Amelia
2016-2018	American Crime Story	Miriam / Rosa Lopez	3 Episodes	[9][8][10]
2018	Andi Mack	Madame Le Doux	1 Episode: "Cyrus' Bash-Mitzvah"	[8]
2019	Last Seen	Ida Heartstark
2018–2021	On My Block	Ruby's Abuela (Marisol Martinez)	Recurring role (season 1-3); main role (season 4)
2022	Raven's Home	Nurse Julie	1 Episode: "The Wrong Victor"
2023	Freeridge	Mariluna	Main Role