Edith Peters Explained

Edith Peters
Birth Name:Edith Arlene Peters
Alias:Edith Catalano
Birth Date:14 April 1926
Birth Place:Santa Monica, California, US
Death Place:Los Angeles, California
Genre:Jazz, Blues
Occupation:Singer

Edith Arlene Peters (April 14, 1926  - October 28, 2000)[1] was an American singer and actress. She appeared in more than sixteen films from 1957 to 1981.

Biography

Peters was the fourth of five sisters. Her sisters Virginia, Mattye and Anne were known as The Peters Sisters. She sang in a duo with her sister Joyce, also known as The Peters Sisters.

In 1958 she married her Italian agent Silvio Catalano, and moved to Italy where she appeared in movies, commercials and TV dramas.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1957Quiéreme con música
1960Carthage in FlamesSerapta
Under Ten FlagsSuora
Blood and RosesThe Cook
Robin Hood and the PiratesPalla di Grasso / Bambola
Madri pericolosePrincess Fatima
19615 marines per 100 ragazzeCucinera
Ein Stern fällt vom HimmelFräulein Pfeffer
The Last JudgmentBlack Woman
1962The Turkish Cucumbers Mahila, Haremsdame
The Fury of AchillesNubian Slave
Canzoni a tempo di twist
1963Obiettivo ragazzeLa indigena
1964Two Mafiamen in the Far West
1965Gli uomini dal passo pesanteEmma
1966Kiss the Girls and Make Them DieMaria
1970Lisa dagli occhi bluCook
1980Il Bisbetico DomatoMamie
1981A Policewoman in New YorkLa cameriera(final film role)

Notes and References

  1. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JG75-2JW Edith P Catalano, "United States Social Security Death Index"