E. J. Peaker
Peaker with Robert Morse, 1968
Born
Edra Jean Peaker

1942
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1966–2001

Edra Jean Peaker (born 1942)[1] is an American actress. Peaker is best known for her appearances in the movie Hello, Dolly! and in the TV musical series That's Life.

Biography

Peaker was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma,[1] and graduated from Centennial High School in Pueblo, Colorado.[2] She attended the University of New Mexico and the University of Vienna for 1+1⁄2 years each.[2]

On television, Peaker portrayed Gloria Quigley in That's Life,[3]: 1066-1067  Rose Harris in The Greatest American Hero,[3] and Carla St. James in Madame's Place.[3]: 637-638  She was also a co-host of the syndicated variety series Top of the Month.[3]: 1097 .

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.[4]

Selected filmography

Television

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

  1. 1 2 The Great Movie Musical Trivia Book. Hal Leonard Corporation. 1996. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-55783-222-1. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "E. J. Peaker Gets Roles By The Pair". Intelligencer Journal. Pennsylvania, Lancaster. September 24, 1968. p. 18. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 415. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  4. ↑ Levin, Myron (December 21, 1986). "Actress Is an Angel in Jeans to Encino Homeless". Los Angeles Times.
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