Peggy Carter (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Margaret "Peggy" Carter, also known as Agent Carter, is a fictional character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise portrayed by Hayley Atwell, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Carter is depicted as a British MI6 agent and member of the Strategic Scientific Reserve who became Steve Rogers's love interest during World War II. Following the war, she become one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D., eventually serving as the Director. Atwell has received critical praise for her depiction of the character.
As of 2022, the character has appeared in five movies, as well as the short movie Agent Carter (2013), the second season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and her own television series Agent Carter (2015–2016).
Alternate versions of the character, including Captain Carter, appear in the animated series What If...? (2021–present) and the movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). What If...?'s Carter receives the Super Soldier Serum instead of Rogers.The Watcher later recruits she to join the Guardians of the Multiverse in the battle against an alternate version of Ultron. Multiverse of Madness's Captain Carter, also a supersoldier, is a member of the Illuminati from a reality called Earth-838.
Peggy Carter (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Media
A newspaper obituary discussing Peggy Carter's life and death
Hayley Atwell at San Diego Comic-Con in 2015
