Who is Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" Carter is a fictional character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe portrayed by Hayley Atwell. She is a British MI6 agent, an SSR member who helped found S.H.I.E.L.D., and Steve Rogers's World War II love interest. Alternate versions of her, such as Captain Carter, also appear across different realities in television and film.

What we know

• Peggy Carter is depicted as a British MI6 agent and a member of the Strategic Scientific Reserve. [2]
• She became one of the founders and eventually the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. following World War II, a shared universe organization based on comic book elements. [2, 3]
• An alternate version of the character named Captain Carter receives the Super Soldier Serum instead of Steve Rogers. [2]
• Captain Carter appears as a member of the Illuminati from Earth-838 in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. [2]

Where to go next

• whenHow did Steve Rogers meet Peggy Carter?
• the bigger pictureWhat is the Strategic Scientific Reserve?
• a case in pointWho are the members of the Illuminati in Earth-838?
• whoWhich films has Hayley Atwell starred in?
• how it workedWhat role does The Watcher play in the multiverse?
• an unexpected connectionHow does a World War II intelligence officer connect to the multiverse?Although Peggy Carter was originally introduced as a grounded World War II intelligence officer and love interest, multiverse storytelling later reimagined her as a superpowered variant recruited across dimensions.

Sources

• [1]Peggy Carter (Wikidata Q24034679) · CC0 1.0
• [2]Peggy Carter (Marvel Cinematic Universe) · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]List of Marvel Cinematic Universe teams and organizations · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]Features of the Marvel Cinematic Universe · CC BY-SA 4.0