Lenka Peterson
Biography
Lenka Peterson was an American actress who worked in theater, film, and television. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, she studied drama at the University of Iowa. She played Corliss Archer with a USO troupe, performing at military bases across the Pacific, then acted with the Berkshire Playhouse in New Hampshire and in regional theaters in Pittsburgh, Boston, and Providence. Among the first admitted to the Actors Studio, she appeared on Broadway in Sundown Beach (1948), The Grass Harp (1952), The Time of Your Life (1955), All the Way Home (1960), Nuts (1980), and Quilters (1984). Her work in Quilters brought a 1985 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. On television she guest starred in Hallmark Hall of Fame and The Philco Television Playhouse and played roles on Young Dr. Malone, A Time for Us, Bonino, Love, Sidney, Search for Tomorrow, Another World, and the American Playhouse production Pigeon Feathers.
95years old at death
- Born Omaha
- Died Roxbury
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 50 years1950 to 2000
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Tom MankiewiczDirector, 1 film, 1987
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Christian DuguayDirector, 1 film, 1992
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