▁A ▁man ▁who ▁sl ump ed ▁because ▁he ▁spent ▁his ▁days ▁h unch ed ▁over ▁a ▁p ile ▁of ▁br icks ." ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁People , ▁Ed g erton ▁spoke ▁of ▁Richard ▁and ▁M ild red ' s ▁daughter ▁Peg gy : ▁" P eg gy ▁is ▁as ▁sh y ▁as ▁her ▁father ▁and ▁we ▁were ▁really ▁just ▁hoping ▁for ▁her ▁accept ance ▁and ▁her ▁bless ing , ▁which ▁I ▁think ▁we ▁got . ▁One ▁day ▁on ▁set ▁she ▁called ▁me ▁' D addy ' ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁like ▁the ▁greatest ▁bless ing ▁I ' ve ▁ever ▁had ." ▁▁ ▁Ruth ▁Neg ga ▁as ▁M ild red ▁L oving ▁A ▁sweet , ▁soft - sp oken ▁young ▁woman ▁of ▁black ▁and ▁Native ▁American ▁ancest ry , ▁whose ▁marriage ▁to ▁Richard ▁viol ated ▁the ▁state ' s ▁anti - m isce gen ation ▁law . ▁During ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁while ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁Mid night ▁Special , ▁casting ▁director ▁Franc ine ▁Mais ler ▁suggested ▁Neg ga ▁to ▁Jeff ▁Nich ols ▁and ▁Sarah ▁Green . ▁Neg ga ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁director ▁Nich ols ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁and ▁he ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁thought ▁she ▁was ▁too ▁petite ▁when ▁he ▁first ▁met ▁her , ▁but ▁her ▁acting ▁ab ilities ▁changed ▁his ▁mind , ▁where in ▁he ▁stated , ▁" She ▁spoke ▁in ▁M ild red ' s ▁voice . ▁She ▁held ▁her ▁mouth ▁like ▁M ild red ▁... ▁I ▁wasn ' t ▁looking ▁for ▁star ▁power . ▁I