Background
Peterson was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Lenke (née Leinweber), a lab technician, and Sven Edward Isacson, a physician.
Peterson was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Lenke (née Leinweber), a lab technician, and Sven Edward Isacson, a physician.
Student, University Iowa, 1945. Student, Northwestern University, 1945. Studies with Lee Strasberg, Elia Kazan, Robert Lewis, Sanford Meisner, Eteinne DeCreux, Anna Sokol, Mimi Kellerman.
One of the first members admitted to New York"s Actors Studio, Peterson"s Broadway portrayals included Ella in Sundown Beach (1948), Maude in The Grass Harp (1952), Kitty in The Time of Your Life (1955), Sally and Mary in All the Way Home (1960), Rose in Nuts (1980), and Sarah in Quilters (1984), among others She guest starred in such early television productions as Hallmark Hall of Fame (1952), The Philco Television Playhouse (1955), and Actors Studio (1949 and 1950).
She has also been a cast member of the television series Young Doctor Malone, Search for Tomorrow, playing Isabel Moore in 1962 and Evelyn Reedy in 1977, A Flame in the Wind, Another World as Marie Fenton from 1983-1984 and later Lorna Devon"s adopted grandmother, and Code of Vengeance.
Married Daniel P. O'Connor, May 8, 1948. Children: Kevin, Brian, Darren, Glynnis, Sean.