Mary Peters

Mary Peters

Stuntwoman and actress Mary Katherine Peters was born in California. The youngest daughter of a California policeman, Mary ran track and field in high school. Peters began her career in the entertainment industry as a model for 20th Century Fox. Mary's big break as an actress happened after she was cast as an extra for five years on the hit TV series M*A*S*H (1972). Peters attended various professional schools to learn all about performing stunts whenever M*A*S*H (1972) was on its six month filming hiatus and began her career as a stuntwoman in 1976. Among the notable actresses that Mary has doubled for are Vanessa Redgrave, Sigourney Weaver,, Joan Cusack, Mary Gross, Delia Sheppard, Lindsay Wagner, and Lynn Redgrave. Peters moved with her husband Stewart to Oklahoma in 2000. Moreover, her son Matthew Senour works as an aerospace engineer for the global security company Northrup Grumman. Mary spends her spare time playing golf when she isn't doing either community work or interior design.

Movies for Mary Peters...

Title: Baywatch Nights
Character: Mother
Released: September 30, 1995
Type: TV
Baywatch Nights is an American police and science fiction drama series that aired in syndication from 1995 to 1997. Created by Douglas Schwartz, David Hasselhoff, and Gregory J. Bonann, the series is a spin-off from the popular television series, Baywatch.
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Midnight Ride
Title: Midnight Ride
Character: Nurse
Released: July 20, 1990
Type: Movie
A house wife just left her cop husband, when she picks up Justin McKay she'll wish she never did as she's plunged into a nightmare and the grip of a psychotic killer.
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Baby Boom
Title: Baby Boom
Character: Postmaster
Released: October 7, 1987
Type: Movie
J.C. Wiatt is a talented and ambitious New York City career woman who is married to her job and working towards partner at her firm. She has a live-in relationship with Steven, a successful investment broker who, along with J.C., agreed children aren't part of the plan. J.C.'s life takes an unexpected turn when a distant relative dies and the will appoints her the caretaker of their baby girl, Elizabeth. The baby's sudden arrival causes Steven to leave, breaking off their relationship. Juggling power lunches and powdered formula, she is soon forced off the fast track by a conniving colleague and a bigoted boss. But she won't stay down for long. She'll prove to the world that a woman can have it all and on her own terms too!
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Topper
Title: Topper
Character: Marsha
Released: November 9, 1979
Type: Movie
A deceased couple affectionately haunt a living friend while trying to get into heaven.
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Gold of the Amazon Women
Title: Gold of the Amazon Women
Character: Polani
Released: March 6, 1979
Type: Movie
An adventurer searches for the fabled Golden Cities of El Dorado and allies himself with a tribe of Amazon women against a murderous villain who is also after the treasure.
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American Hot Wax
Title: American Hot Wax
Character: Big Red
Released: March 17, 1978
Type: Movie
This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950s. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; hated by racists for promoting African American music for white consumption; persecuted by law enforcement officials and finally brought down by the "payola" scandals.
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At Long Last Love
Title: At Long Last Love
Character: Showgirl
Released: March 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Four socialites unexpectedly clash: heiress Brooke Carter runs into gambler Johnny Spanish at the race track while playboy Michael O. Pritchard nearly runs into stage star Kitty O'Kelly with his car. Backstage at Kitty's show, it turns out she and Brooke are old friends who attended public school together. The foursome do the town, accompanied by Brooke's companion Elizabeth, who throws herself at Michael's butler and chauffeur Rodney James.
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Title: M*A*S*H
Character: Lieutenant Peters (uncredited)
Released: September 17, 1972
Type: TV
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.
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Evel Knievel
Title: Evel Knievel
Character: Marge
Released: September 10, 1971
Type: Movie
Biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil, much of which was filmed in his home town of Butte, Montana. The film depicts Knievel reflecting on major events in his life just before a big jump.