E. J. Peaker

E. J. Peaker
Peaker with Robert Morse, 1968
Born	Edra Jean Peaker 1942 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1966–2001

Edra Jean Peaker (born 1942)^[1] is an American actress. Peaker is best known for her appearances in the movie Hello, Dolly! and in the TV musical series That's Life.

Biography

Peaker was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma,^[1] and graduated from Centennial High School in Pueblo, Colorado.^[2] She attended the University of New Mexico and the University of Vienna for 1+1⁄2 years each.^[2]

On television, Peaker portrayed Gloria Quigley in That's Life,^{[3]: 1066-1067} Rose Harris in The Greatest American Hero,^[3] and Carla St. James in Madame's Place.^{[3]: 637-638} She was also a co-host of the syndicated variety series Top of the Month.^[3]: 1097.

She played Minnie Fay in the 1969 movie Hello, Dolly!. She was the associate producer of the 1993 made-for-TV movie Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back. She has made over 50 television commercials, guest-starred on television and appeared in films.

Peaker married accountant Steven Lee Salko in 1977, and they remained married for 33 years until his death in 2010. She still lives in Encino, California, where she has been a champion of the homeless for many years.^[4]

Selected filmography

Television

• Route 66 .... Olivia Devereaux (1964)
• Occasional Wife .... Ginger Snap ( 1966)
• That Girl .... Sheila (1966)
• The Flying Nun .... Diane (1967)
• Good Morning World .... Genevieve (1968)
• That's Life .... Gloria Quigley (1968)
• Three's a Crowd .... Ann Carson (1969)
• Disneyland Showtime.... Herself (1970)
• The Odd Couple .... Julie (1971)
• Night Gallery .... Nurse (1971)
• Cade's County .... Gerri Randell (1971)
• Banyon .... Jan Shelton (1972)
• Love, American Style (1969–1973)
• Police Woman .... Kathy Brooks (1974)
• Get Christie Love! .... Connie Sawyer (1975)
• The Rockford Files .... Jeannie Szymczyk (1975)
• The Four Deuces .... Lori Rogers, the Songbird (1976)
• Barnaby Jones .... Sheila Wild (1976)
• Most Wanted (1976)
• The Streets of San Francisco .... Beth Herrick (1972–1976)
• Quincy, M.E. .... Michelle Rowan (1977)
• Wonder Woman .... Lois (1978)
• Charlie's Angels .... Donna Dawson (1978)
• The Greatest American Hero .... Reseda Rose Blake (1981)
• Madame's Place .... Carla St. James (1982)
• CBS Schoolbreak Special .... Barbara Kopchek (1987)
• Houston Knights (1988)
• Hunter .... Claire Prossi (1990)
• Out of This World .... Carla (1991)
• Surviving Gilligan's Island .... Natalie Schafer (2001)

Features

• Hello, Dolly! (1969) .... Minnie Fay
• Getting Away from It All (1972) .... Alice Selby
• The All-American Boy (1973) .... Janelle Sharkey
• Graduation Day (1981) .... Blondie
• Fire in the Night (1986) .... Mary Swanson
• Private Road: No Trespassing (1987) .... Virginia Milshaw
• The Banker (1989) .... Renee
• Dreamrider (1993) .... Mrs. Jennings
• The Last Producer (2000) .... Rosie

References

1. The Great Movie Musical Trivia Book. Hal Leonard Corporation. 1996. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-55783-222-1. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
2. "E. J. Peaker Gets Roles By The Pair". Intelligencer Journal. Pennsylvania, Lancaster. September 24, 1968. p. 18. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 415. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
4. Levin, Myron (December 21, 1986). "Actress Is an Angel in Jeans to Encino Homeless". Los Angeles Times.

External links

• E. J. Peaker at the Internet Broadway Database
• E. J. Peaker at IMDb