Erika Petersen Biography (1949-)

Born March 24, 1949, in New York, NY; daughter of E. Peter (a painter) and Mary Ruth (a teacher and writer; maiden name, Layton) Petersen; married RobertF. Strohmeier (a lighting designer), May 7, 1983. Addresses: HOME--NewYork, NY. AGENT--Ambrosio-Mortimer, 165 W. 46th Street, New York, NY 10036;Cunningham, Escott and Depine, 118 E. 25th Street, New York, NY 10010.

Nationality
American
Birth Details
March 24, 1949
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits
  • OFF-BROADWAY DEBUT--One Is a Lonely Number, Mermaid Theatre, 1964.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
  • Standby to lead, Nuts, Biltmore Theatre.
  • Linda, I Dreamt I Dwelt in Bloomingdales, Provincetown Playhouse.
  • Lydia Languish, The Rivals, Perry Street Theatre.
  • Bride, F. Jasmine Addams and Kate, P.S. Your Cat Is Dead, both Circle inthe Square Downtown.
  • four roles, Dubliners, Roundabout Theatre.
  • Ronda, Hooters, Playwrights Horizons.
  • Bride, Frankenstein and Agnes, Brand, CSC Repertory Theatre.
  • Raymonde, A Flea in Her Ear, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia.
  • Marianne, The Miser, Emily, Our Town, and Celia, As You Like It, all at the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, IL.
  • Curly's Wife, Of Mice and Men, Cohoes Music Hall.
  • Sissy, Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta.
  • Gloria, You Never Can Tell, Pittsburgh Public Theatre.
  • Lady Teazle, School for Scandal, Meadow Brook Theatre, Detroit.
  • Celia, The Cocktail Party, Hartford Stage Company, CT.
  • Nora, A Doll's House and Portia, The Merchant of Venice, both Syracuse Stage Company, NY.
  • Blanche, A Streetcar Named Desire and Sally, Talley's Folly, both Stage West.
  • Jane, Absurd Person Singular, Whole Theatre Company, Montclair, NJ.
  • TELEVISION DEBUT--Sally Field, The Doctors, NBC, 1971.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES
  • Feeling Good, PBS.
  • FILM DEBUT--Lead, Life Study, Independent, 1971.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
  • Heaven's Gate, United Artists, 1980.
  • Rent Control, Ader/Dennis, 1984.