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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.