Lauri Peters

About Lauri Peters

Who is it?: Actress
Birth Day: July 02, 1943
Birth Place:  Detroit, Michigan, United States
Occupation: Actress
Years active: 1959–1973
Spouse(s): Jon Voight (m. 1962; div. 1967)

Lauri Peters

Lauri Peters was born on July 02, 1943 in  Detroit, Michigan, United States, is Actress. Lauri played the young and startlingly cute "Mayblossom Haggan", the sweet, down-home, Texas cousin promised to marry "Festus Haggan", in the 1964 episode Gunsmoke: Mayblossom (1964). She also appeared in a second Gunsmoke (1955) episode, Gunsmoke: Take Her, She's Cheap (1964), in 1964, where she portrayed "Allie". She acted well, was endearing in her portrayals, and was just as cute as a button. She has also appeared in Ghost Story (1972), numbered for death, and Ford Startime (1959). Britishers remember her mainly for her co-starring role in Cliff Richard's Summer Holiday (1963) movie in 1963. She has appeared mostly on Broadway, but can still be seen in these few TV shows.
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Popular As Lauri Peters
Occupation Actress
Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born July 02, 1943 ( Detroit, Michigan, United States)
Birthday July 02
Town/City  Detroit, Michigan, United States
Nationality United States

🌙 Zodiac

Lauri Peters’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Lauri Peters was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.

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Biography/Timeline

1959

Peters created the role of Liesl Von Trapp in the original 1959 Broadway production of The Sound of Music. She received a Tony Award nomination for Best Supporting or Featured Actress in a Musical, which she shared with her sibling castmates. She was married to actor Jon Voight (1962–67), whom she met when he joined the cast as Nazi messenger boy Rolfe, with whom Liesl has a song ("Sixteen Going on Seventeen") and a mutual attraction. She can be heard on the show's cast album, which has sold more than three million copies in the US.

1960

She also appeared as Moll in the revival of Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock directed by Howard Da Silva. She appeared on popular television shows of the 1960s and '70s, including Gunsmoke, but worked primarily in the theater, on and off Broadway, and in touring companies.

1963

In Britain, she is probably best known as Cliff Richard's romantic lead in the 1963 film Summer Holiday. On film, she also acted alongside Fabian, James Stewart and Sidney Poitier.

1993

With acting Teacher Sanford Meisner, Peters founded the Meisner Extension at NYU in 1993, where she was Artistic Director and Master Teacher. Teaching the technique away from Manhattan, she has written a book on Meisner.

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