Peggy Schott is a native of New Orleans working as a film, television, commercial and stage actor based in Austin, Texas. Peggy performed in high school with the theater department at Jesuit New Orleans. She earned her degree in fine arts and owned a graphic design firm in Boca Raton, Florida. She and her husband moved to Austin, Texas where she worked as advertising coordinator for the Catholic Spirit newspaper and served in many volunteer positions. When their children got older, Peggy returned to her love of acting. Within a few years Peggy performed lead roles in stage plays, had supporting or principal roles in features, short films and series. She is most known for her roles of Tess on AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead” and as Becky Travis on Amazon Prime’s “Vindication”. Peggy appears in independent films that have premiered at SXSW, Sundance and Cannes. She has also worked in casting, producing music videos and short films, and recently directed her first short film.