Edra Jean Peaker (born 1942) is an American actress. Peaker is best known for her appearances in the movie '' Hello Dolly!'' and in the TV

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series '' That's Life''.

Biography

Peaker was born in

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, and graduated from Centennial High School in

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. She began acting in high school plays and attended the

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and the University of Vienna for years each. On television, Peaker portrayed Gloria Quigley in '' That's Life'', Rose Harris in ''

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'', and Carla St. James in ''

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''. She was also a co-host of the syndicated variety series ''Top of the Month''.. 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.

Selected filmography

Television

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'' .... Olivia Devereaux (1964) *''

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'' .... Ginger Snap ( 1966) *''

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'' .... Sheila (1966) *''

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'' .... Diane (1967) *'' Good Morning World'' .... Genevieve (1968) *'' That's Life'' .... Gloria Quigley (1968) *''

Three's a Crowd ''Three's a Crowd'' (also known as ''Three's Company, Too'' in the ''Three's Company'' syndication package) is an American sitcom television series produced as a spin-off continuation of ''Three's Company'' that aired on ABC from September 25 ...

'' .... Ann Carson (1969) *''Disneyland Showtime''.... Herself (1970) *''

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'' .... Julie (1971) *''

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'' .... Nurse (1971) *''

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'' .... Gerri Randell (1971) *''

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'' .... Jan Shelton (1972) *''

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'' (1969–1973) *'' Police Woman'' .... Kathy Brooks (1974) *''

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'' .... Connie Sawyer (1975) *''

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'' .... Jeannie Szymczyk (1975) *''The Four Deuces'' .... Lori Rogers, the Songbird (1976) *''

Barnaby Jones ''Barnaby Jones'' is an American detective television series starring Buddy Ebsen as a formerly retired investigator and Lee Meriwether as his widowed daughter-in-law, who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, California. The show was or ...

'' .... Sheila Wild (1976) *''

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'' (1976) *''

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'' .... Beth Herrick (1972–1976) *''

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'' .... Michelle Rowan (1977) *''

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'' .... Lois (1978) *''

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'' .... Donna Dawson (1978) *''

'' .... Reseda Rose Blake (1981) *''

'' .... Carla St. James (1982) *''

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'' .... Barbara Kopchek (1987) *''

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'' (1988) *''

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'' .... Claire Prossi (1990) *'' Out of This World'' .... Carla (1991) *''

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(2001)

Features

*'' 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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peaker, E. J. American film actresses American musical theatre actresses Actresses from Tulsa, Oklahoma 1944 births Living people University of New Mexico alumni 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American women