Lauri Peters (born Patricia Peterson; July , ) is an American actress,
dancer, singer, drama teacher, and author.Peters created the role of
Liesl Von Trapp in the original Broadway production of The Sound of
Music. She received a Tony Award nomination for Best Supporting or
Featured Actress in a Musical, which she shared with her sibling
castmates. She was married to actor Jon Voight (â€"), whom she met
when he joined the cast as Nazi messenger boy Rolfe, with whom Liesl
shares a song ("Sixteen Going on Seventeen") and an attraction. She
can be heard on the show's cast album, which has sold more than three
million copies in the US.In Britain, she is probably best known as
Cliff Richard's romantic lead in the film Summer Holiday. On film,
she also acted alongside Fabian, James Stewart and Sidney Poitier.She
appeared as Moll in the revival of Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will
Rock directed by Howard Da Silva. She appeared on popular television
shows of the s and 's, including Gunsmoke, but worked primarily in the
theater, on and off Broadway, and in touring companies.
dancer, singer, drama teacher, and author.Peters created the role of
Liesl Von Trapp in the original Broadway production of The Sound of
Music. She received a Tony Award nomination for Best Supporting or
Featured Actress in a Musical, which she shared with her sibling
castmates. She was married to actor Jon Voight (â€"), whom she met
when he joined the cast as Nazi messenger boy Rolfe, with whom Liesl
shares a song ("Sixteen Going on Seventeen") and an attraction. She
can be heard on the show's cast album, which has sold more than three
million copies in the US.In Britain, she is probably best known as
Cliff Richard's romantic lead in the film Summer Holiday. On film,
she also acted alongside Fabian, James Stewart and Sidney Poitier.She
appeared as Moll in the revival of Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will
Rock directed by Howard Da Silva. She appeared on popular television
shows of the s and 's, including Gunsmoke, but worked primarily in the
theater, on and off Broadway, and in touring companies.
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