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Edith Peters

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Edith Peters
Birth nameEdith Arlene Peters
Also known asEdith Catalano
Born(1926-04-14)April 14, 1926
Santa Monica, California, US
DiedOctober 28, 2000(2000-10-28) (aged 74)
Los Angeles, California
GenresJazz, Blues
OccupationSinger

Edith Arlene Peters (April 14, 1926 – October 28, 2000)[1] was an American singer and actress. She appeared in more than sixteen films from 1957 to 1981.

Biography

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Peters was the fourth of five sisters. Her sisters Virginia, Mattye and Anne were known as The Peters Sisters. She sang in a duo with her sister Joyce, also known as The Peters Sisters.

In 1958 she married her Italian agent Silvio Catalano, and moved to Italy where she appeared in movies, commercials and TV dramas.

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1957 Quiéreme con música
1960 Carthage in Flames Serapta
Under Ten Flags Suora
Blood and Roses The Cook
Robin Hood and the Pirates Palla di Grasso / Bambola
Madri pericolose Princess Fatima
1961 5 marines per 100 ragazze Cucinera
Ein Stern fällt vom Himmel Fräulein Pfeffer
The Last Judgment Black Woman
1962 The Turkish Cucumbers Mahila, Haremsdame
The Fury of Achilles Nubian Slave
Canzoni a tempo di twist
1963 Obiettivo ragazze La indigena
1964 Two Mafiamen in the Far West
1965 Gli uomini dal passo pesante Emma
1966 Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die Maria
1970 Lisa dagli occhi blu Cook
1980 Il Bisbetico Domato Mamie
1981 A Policewoman in New York La cameriera (final film role)

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