Lenka Peterson

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Lenka Peterson

Lenka Peterson

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Lenka Peterson

Date of Birth: October 16, 1925
Date of Passing: September 24, 2021
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska

Lenka Peterson was an American theater, film, and television actress.

At The Actors Studio, Peterson studied with Lee Strasberg, Arthur Penn and Robert Lewis.

In 1947, she made her Broadway debut (the first of 11 further appearances) in the play Bathsheba at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

Lenka Peterson was an American theater, film, and television actress.

At The Actors Studio, Peterson studied with Lee Strasberg, Arthur Penn and Robert Lewis.

In 1947, she made her Broadway debut (the first of 11 further appearances) in the play Bathsheba at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

Peterson also worked on the daytime dramas Young Doctor Malone, Search for Tomorrow, Another World, Ryan's Hope, and General Hospital and appeared on episodes of The Inner Sanctum, Robert Montgomery Presents, Route 66, The Rookies, Quincy M.E., Kate & Allie, Hill Street Blues, and Law & Order, among many other shows.

Peterson died September er 24, 2021 in Connecticut. She was 95.

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