Lenka Peterson Biography (1925-)

Born Lenke Isacson, October 16, 1925, in Omaha, NE; daughter of Sven (a physician) and Lenke (a lab technician; maiden name, Leinweber) Isacson; married Daniel P. O'Connor (a film producer), May 8, 1948; children: Kevin, Brian, Darren, Glynnis, Sean. Addresses: AGENT--Smith-Freedman Associates, 850 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.

Nationality
American
Birth Details
October 16, 1925
Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits
  • STAGE DEBUT--Doll Susan, Raggedy Ann and Andy, Omaha Community Playhouse,NE, 1937.
  • BROADWAY DEBUT--Years Ago, Mansfield Theatre, 1947.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
  • Orphie, Bathsheba, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1947.
  • Ella, Sundown Beach, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1948.
  • Jenny Nelson, Harvest of Years, Hudson Theatre, New York City, 1948.
  • Selma Keeney, The Young and Fair, Fulton Theatre, New York City, 1948.
  • Maude Riordan, The Grass Harp, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1952.
  • Kitty, The Time of Your Life, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1955.
  • Binnie Brookman, Girls of Summer, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1956.
  • Laura, Look Homeward, Angel, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1957.
  • Mary Follett, All the Way Home, Belasco Theatre, 1960.
  • various roles, Brecht on Brecht, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1962.
  • Mary Mercer, Leaving Home, Theatre of the Riverside Church, New York City, 1974.
  • Mrs. Hardcastle, She Stoops to Conquer, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1982.
  • Kate, All My Sons, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Philadelphia, PA, 1982.
  • Sarah, Quilters, Jack Lawrence Theatre, New York City, 1984.
  • Mrs. Krekelberg, El Bravo, Entermedia Theatre, New York City.
  • Ada Dahl, Levitation, Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City.
  • Polly, Cliffhanger, Lambs Theatre, New York City.
  • Charlotte, Little Footsteps, Playwrights Horizons, New York City.
  • Lucy Potter, The Bone Ring, Theatre of the Open Eye, New York City.
  • Sally, Threads, Paul Green Theatre, Chapel Hill, NC.
  • Mrs. Light, Dynamo, Syracuse Stage, Syracuse, NY.
  • Madame Parnell, Tartuffe, Hartman Theatre, Stamford, CT.
  • Aunt Martha, Arsenic and Old Lace, Hartman Theatre.
  • title role, Candida, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT.
  • Henny, Bosoms and Neglect, Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA.
  • Mrs. Stilson, Wings, Met Theatre, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Henny, Bosoms and Neglect, Aunt Abby, Arsenic and Old Lace, Ethel, On Golden Pond, all Trinity Square Theatre, Providence, RI.
  • Bessie, Madonna of the Power Room, Portland Stage Comapny, Portland, ME.
  • Dorothea, Eleemosynary, Philadelphia Festival Theatre, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Linda, Death of a Salesman, Actors Theatre, Louisville, KY.
  • Eleanor, A Lion in Winter, Westchester Theatre, NY.
  • Selma, The Young and the Fair, New York City.
  • Maude, The Grass Harp, New York City.
  • Rose Kirk, Nuts, New York City; and portrayed various roles, Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference, Waterford, CT.
  • Credits; MAJOR TOURS
  • Kiss and Tell, USO Pacific tour, 1945-46.
  • TELEVISION DEBUT--Hollywood Screen Test.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
  • I, Bonino, NBC.
  • Philco Television Playhouse, NBC.
  • Actors Studio Playhouse, ABC.
  • Westinghouse Theatre, CBS.
  • U.S. Steel Hour, CBS.
  • Armstrong Circle Theatre, CBS.
  • Ed Sullivan Show, CBS.
  • The Defenders, CBS.
  • General Hospital, ABC.
  • Route 66, CBS.
  • Robert Montgomery Presents, NBC.
  • Suspense, CBS.
  • Look Up and Live, CBS.
  • Lamp Unto My Feet, CBS.
  • Danger, CBS.
  • The Web, CBS.
  • Inner Sanctum, CBS.
  • My True Story, NBC.
  • Love, Sidney, NBC.
  • Kojak, CBS.
  • Quincy, M.E., NBC.
  • All My Chldren, ABC.
  • Lucas Tanner, NBC.
  • Playhouse 90, CBS.
  • Kraft Theatre, NBC.
  • Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, ABC.
  • Hill Street Blues, NBC.
  • Love of Life, CBS.
  • Another World, NBC.
  • Guiding Light, CBS.
  • Ryan's Hope, ABC.
  • One Life to Live, ABC.
  • Credits; SERIES
  • Young Doctor Malone, NBC, 1959-61.
  • Search for Tomorrow, CBS.
  • Credits; MOVIES
  • Seizure.
  • Visions.
  • Code of Vengeance.
  • Someone I Touched.
  • Pennsylvania Dutch.
  • Pals.
  • FILM DEBUT--Ann, Answer for Ann, 1948.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
  • Ellie, Take Care of My Little Girl, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950.
  • Mrs. Griffin, Black Like Me, United Artists, 1964.
  • Granny Mundy, Dragnet, Universal, 1987.
  • Also Panic in the Streets, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950; Lifeguard, Paramount, 1976; Mary Jo Patterson, The Phoenix City Story.
  • Mother, Homer.
  • RADIO DEBUT--WOW, Omaha, NB, 1941.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO APPEARANCES
  • Road of Life, CBS.
  • My True Story, ABC.
  • Grand Central Station, CBS.
  • The Romance of Helen Trent, CBS.
  • Henry Aldrich, NBC.