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film series.

Early life

Born in Jamaica, Peart won the title of Miss Jamaica before she moved to England in 1966.

Career

Making her debut as an extra in '' The Firechasers'' (1971), Peart's other film roles include '' Suburban Wives'' (1972) and '' Nobody Ordered Love'' (1972). Her breakthrough role, however, was as a vampire in the

film ''

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'' (1973) opposite

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and Christopher Lee. Following on from this success, Peart starred as Gloria Winch, a beauty contestant, in the comedy film ''

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'' (1973), starring alongside other contestants played by

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; other members of the cast included

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. She then played Arthur Lowe's secretary in ''

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'' (1974), the spin-off film of the sitcom of the same name. In between acting work, Peart was a model. Peart's subsequent films included '' Chandi Sona'' (1977), Sean Connery's girlfriend in ''

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'' (1979), '' The Bunker'' (1981) and '' Antony and Cleopatra'' (1984). Peart's first television credit was as a girl dancing with Roger Moore in an episode of ''

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'' in 1971, and she then had roles in series such as '' Here Come the Double Deckers!'', '' Jason King'', ''

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'', '' Thirty Minutes Worth'', ''

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''. Peart made numerous stage appearances including in ''

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and Jack Douglas and ''Birds of Paradise'' with

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and Doris Hare. After giving up acting in the mid-1990s, Peart became a lecturer at the

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, however in more recent times, she has started to appear occasionally at fan conventions in both the UK and the US and has made a return to acting after an almost thirty-year break.

Personal life

Peart is of Jamaican,

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, Mexican,

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n and Israeli heritage. Peart is good friends with fellow Hammer actresses

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and Martine Beswick and the three often appear together at conventions.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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