Vicki Peters
{{short description|American model and former actress (born 1950)}}
{{Infobox Playboy Playmate
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| name = Vicki Peters
| issue = April 1972
| birth_name = Vicki Jean Peters
| birth_place = {{nowrap|Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|9|9|mf=y}}
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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}
| preceded = Ellen Michaels
| succeeded = Deanna Baker
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Vicki Jean Peters (born September 9, 1950) is an American model and former actress. She made her film debut in the exploitation film Blood Mania (1970), and was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its April 1972 issue.{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=peters%2C+vicki&limit=0|title=Playmate data|access-date =July 17, 2010}}
Early life
Peters was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Joseph Blair Peters and Emogene Maybell Taylor."Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCJW-FBQ : 6 May 2014), Vicki Jean Peters, 09 Sep 1950; from "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing Ramsey, Minnesota, United States, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis. She spent her early life there and in St. Paul.{{cite web|url=http://www.playboyplus.com/gallery/13489/playmates-1972-4-vicki-peters-0/|work=Playboy|publisher=Playboy Plus|date=March 31, 1972|title=Playmate of the Month April 1972: Vicki Peters}}
Career
In 1968, Peters relocated from St. Paul to Los Angeles, California, hoping to begin a career as an actress. In 1970, Peters appeared in the film Blood Mania,{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/SearchResult.aspx?s=&retailCheck=&Type=PN&CatID=DATABIN_CAST&ID=150802&AN_ID=&searchedFor=Vicki_Peters_|work=American Film Institute (AFI)|access-date=March 18, 2017|title=Vicki Peters}} along with fellow Playboy playmate Reagan Wilson (October 1967). In 1971, she had a walk-on part in the horror film The Cult (1971).
In addition to several television series.Peters had a successful career in modeling from 1975-1982 with Nina Blanchard and Ford Models.
She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its April 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. In her interview with the magazine, Peters revealed she had abandoned her acting career and was working at photographer Harry Philmore Langdon Jr.'s (son of Harry Langdon) studio. she credits Langdon for launching her modeling career.
Personal life
Peters married film producer Jeffrey Konvitz in 1980. She has a daughter with him, Kristen Nicole, born in 1983. They divorced in 1988. Peters married Robert Lieberman in 2010-2023 Lieberman was an American award winning television and film director until his passing July 1, 2023 in Los Angeles.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Blood Mania | Gail Waterman | |
| 1971 | The Cult | Actress | Also known as The Manson Masscare |
| 1975 | Mitchell | Helena Jackman |
References
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External links
- {{playmate|vicki-peters|Vicki Peters}}
- {{IMDb name|id=0676716|name=Vicki Peters}}
{{playmates of 1972}}
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Category:Actresses from Minneapolis
Category:American female models
Category:Female models from Minnesota
Category:1970s Playboy Playmates
Category:21st-century American women
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