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Edra Jean Peaker (born 1942)[1] is an American actress. Peaker is best known for her appearances in the movie Hello, Dolly! and in the TV musical series That's Life.
E. J. Peaker | |
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 Peaker with Robert Morse, 1968 | |
| Born | Edra Jean Peaker 1942 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1966–2001 |
Biography
editPeaker was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma,[1] and graduated from Centennial High School in Pueblo, Colorado.[2] She attended the University of New Mexico and the University of Vienna for 1 1⁄2 years each.[2]
On television, Peaker portrayed Gloria Quigley in That's Life,[3]: 1066-1067 Rose Harris in The Greatest American Hero,[3] and Carla St. James in Madame's Place.[3]: 637-638 She was also a co-host of the syndicated variety series Top of the Month.[3]: 1097 .
She played Minnie Fay in the 1969 movie Hello, Dolly!. She was the associate producer of the 1993 made-for-TV movie Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back. She has made over 50 television commercials, guest-starred on television and appeared in films.
Peaker lives in Encino, California where she has been a champion of the homeless.[4]
Selected filmography
editTelevision
edit- Route 66 .... Olivia Devereaux (1964)
- Occasional Wife .... Ginger Snap ( 1966)
- That Girl .... Sheila (1966)
- The Flying Nun .... Diane (1967)
- Good Morning World .... Genevieve (1968)
- That's Life .... Gloria Quigley (1968)
- Three's a Crowd .... Ann Carson (1969)
- Disneyland Showtime.... Herself (1970)
- The Odd Couple .... Julie (1971)
- Night Gallery .... Nurse (1971)
- Cade's County .... Gerri Randell (1971)
- Banyon .... Jan Shelton (1972)
- Love, American Style (1969–1973)
- Police Woman .... Kathy Brooks (1974)
- Get Christie Love! .... Connie Sawyer (1975)
- The Rockford Files .... Jeannie Szymczyk (1975)
- The Four Deuces .... Lori Rogers, the Songbird (1976)
- Barnaby Jones .... Sheila Wild (1976)
- Most Wanted (1976)
- The Streets of San Francisco .... Beth Herrick (1972–1976)
- Quincy, M.E. .... Michelle Rowan (1977)
- Wonder Woman .... Lois (1978)
- Charlie's Angels .... Donna Dawson (1978)
- The Greatest American Hero .... Reseda Rose Blake (1981)
- Madame's Place .... Carla St. James (1982)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special .... Barbara Kopchek (1987)
- Houston Knights (1988)
- Hunter .... Claire Prossi (1990)
- Out of This World .... Carla (1991)
- Surviving Gilligan's Island .... Natalie Schafer (2001)
Features
edit- Hello, Dolly! (1969) .... Minnie Fay
- Getting Away from It All (1972) .... Alice Selby
- The All-American Boy (1973) .... Janelle Sharkey
- Graduation Day (1981) .... Blondie
- Fire in the Night (1986) .... Mary Swanson
- Private Road: No Trespassing (1987) .... Virginia Milshaw
- The Banker (1989) .... Renee
- Dreamrider (1993) .... Mrs. Jennings
- The Last Producer (2000) .... Rosie
References
edit- ^ a b The Great Movie Musical Trivia Book. Hal Leonard Corporation. 1996. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-55783-222-1. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ^ a b "E. J. Peaker Gets Roles By The Pair". Intelligencer Journal. Pennsylvania, Lancaster. September 24, 1968. p. 18. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 415. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ Levin, Myron (December 21, 1986). "Actress Is an Angel in Jeans to Encino Homeless". Los Angeles Times.