Audrey Peters
Encyclopedia
Audrey Peters is an American
actress.
on the CBS
daytime soap opera Love of Life
. Peters was the third actress to play the role (after daytime veteran Peggy McCay
and actress Bonnie Bartlett
), but she became the actress most identified with the role. Her run as Vanessa ended when the show was cancelled in 1980.
Seven years later, she was cast as Sarah Shayne, the mother of Reva Shayne
, on another CBS
soap, Guiding Light
. Peters was on contract with the show for four years, and remained a recurring player for several years after. The show "killed off" the character of Sarah in 1997, but Peters has made several additional appearances.
Peters has made several other appearances on daytime television, including brief appearances on Search For Tomorrow
, Loving
, and All My Children
. Early in her career, Peters was cast in several plays on the Broadway stage. She was a dancer on "The Toast of the Town'http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040053/ until an injury ended her dancing career.
United States
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actress.
Career
Peters is best known for her 21 year run as Vanessa Dale SterlingVanessa Dale
Vanessa "Van" Dale Raven Sterling, was the main character and the lead heroine in the now-defunct American Soap Opera Love of Life. She was originally played by Peggy McCay; then by actress Bonnie Bartlett and Audrey Peters played Vanessa to the show's end.-The Good Sister:Vanessa, or "Van" as she...
on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
daytime soap opera Love of Life
Love of Life
Love of Life is an American soap opera which aired on CBS Daytime from September 24, 1951 to February 1, 1980. It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous creation Search for Tomorrow had premiered three weeks before Love of Life, and who would go on to create The Secret Storm two and a half years...
. Peters was the third actress to play the role (after daytime veteran Peggy McCay
Peggy McCay
Peggy McCay is a long-time American actress with a career lasting over sixty years in film and television...
and actress Bonnie Bartlett
Bonnie Bartlett
Bonnie Bartlett is an American television and film actress. Her career spans over 50 years, with her first major role being on a 1950s daytime drama, Love of Life. She is best known for her role as Ellen Craig on the medical drama series St. Elsewhere. She and her husband, actor William Daniels,...
), but she became the actress most identified with the role. Her run as Vanessa ended when the show was cancelled in 1980.
Seven years later, she was cast as Sarah Shayne, the mother of Reva Shayne
Reva Shayne
Reva Shayne O'Neill is a fictional character on the long-running CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light played by emmy-award winner Kim Zimmer from November 28, 1983 to July 1990...
, on another CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
soap, Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
. Peters was on contract with the show for four years, and remained a recurring player for several years after. The show "killed off" the character of Sarah in 1997, but Peters has made several additional appearances.
Peters has made several other appearances on daytime television, including brief appearances on Search For Tomorrow
Search for Tomorrow
Search for Tomorrow is an American soap opera which premiered on September 3, 1951 on CBS. The show was moved from CBS to NBC on March 29, 1982. It continued on NBC until the final episode aired on December 26, 1986, a run of thirty-five years. At the time of its final broadcast it was the...
, Loving
Loving (TV series)
Caden Grant Carlton loves Mika Ayako Ryan more.Loving is an American television soap opera which aired on ABC's daytime lineup from June 26, 1983 to November 10, 1995 for 3,169 episodes...
, and All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
. Early in her career, Peters was cast in several plays on the Broadway stage. She was a dancer on "The Toast of the Town'http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040053/ until an injury ended her dancing career.