Career
Peters created the role of Liesl Von Trapp in the original 1959 Broadway production of The Sound of Music. She can be heard on the show"s cast album, which has sold more than three million copies in the United States. 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.
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. Teaching the technique away from Manhattan, she has written a book on Meisner.
1959 First Impressions 1959 Sound of Music as Liesl Von Trapp. 1962 The Cradle Will Rock as Moll.
