Mary Peters

Mary Peters

Known for
Crew
Birthplace
California, USA

Biography

Stuntwoman and actress Mary Katherine Peters was born in California. The youngest daughter of a California policeman, Mary ran track and field in high school. Peters began her career in the entertainment industry as a model for 20th Century Fox. Mary's big break as an actress happened after she was cast as an extra for five years on the hit TV series M*A*S*H (1972). Peters attended various professional schools to learn all about performing stunts whenever M*A*S*H (1972) was on its six month filming hiatus and began her career as a stuntwoman in 1976. Among the notable actresses that Mary has doubled for are Vanessa Redgrave, Sigourney Weaver,, Joan Cusack, Mary Gross, Delia Sheppard, Lindsay Wagner, and Lynn Redgrave. Peters moved with her husband Stewart to Oklahoma in 2000. Moreover, her son Matthew Senour works as an aerospace engineer for the global security company Northrup Grumman. Mary spends her spare time playing golf when she isn't doing either community work or interior design.

Known For

Filmography

2002
Hansel & Gretel poster

Hansel & Gretel

Movie · Stunts

1998
Addams Family Reunion poster

Addams Family Reunion

Movie · Stunts

1997
Liar Liar poster

Liar Liar

Movie · Stunts

1997
Alien Resurrection poster

Alien Resurrection

Movie · Stunt Double

1997
Looking For Lola poster

Looking For Lola

Movie · Stunts

1996
Independence Day poster

Independence Day

Movie · Stunts

1995
Body Count poster

Body Count

Movie · Stunts

1995
Suspect Device poster

Suspect Device

Movie · Stunts

1995
Copycat poster

Copycat

Movie · Stunts

1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult poster

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Movie · Stunts

1993
Mother's Boys poster

Mother's Boys

Movie · Stunts

1993
Sins of Desire poster

Sins of Desire

Movie · Stunts

1993
Boiling Point poster

Boiling Point

Movie · Stunts

1992
Mission of Justice poster

Mission of Justice

Movie · Stunts

1992
Prey of the Chameleon poster

Prey of the Chameleon

Movie · Stunts

1992
Deep Cover poster

Deep Cover

Movie · Stunts

1992
Mirror Images poster

Mirror Images

Movie · Stunt Double

1991
Sweet Justice poster

Sweet Justice

Movie · Stunts

1991
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time poster

Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time

Movie · Stunts

1991
Dolly Dearest poster

Dolly Dearest

Movie · Stunts

1991
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear poster

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

Movie · Stunts

1991
Thelma & Louise poster

Thelma & Louise

Movie · Stunts

1991
The Addams Family poster

The Addams Family

Movie · Stunts

1991
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? poster

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Movie · Stunts

1990
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane poster

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

Movie · Stunts

1990
Bride of Re-Animator poster

Bride of Re-Animator

Movie · Stunts

1989
Midnight poster

Midnight

Movie · Stunts

1989
Ghostbusters II poster

Ghostbusters II

Movie · Stunts

1988
Feds! poster

Feds!

Movie · Stunts

1988
Beetlejuice poster

Beetlejuice

Movie · Stunts

1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! poster

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Movie · Stunts

1987
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home poster

Morgan Stewart's Coming Home

Movie · Stunts

1987
Lethal Weapon poster

Lethal Weapon

Movie · Stunts

1982
The Sword and the Sorcerer poster

The Sword and the Sorcerer

Movie · Stunts

1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan poster

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Movie · Stunts

1981
Under the Rainbow poster

Under the Rainbow

Movie · Stunts

1981
The Hand poster

The Hand

Movie · Stunts

1981
Stripes poster

Stripes

Movie · Stunts

1981
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen poster

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Movie · Stunts

1981
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash poster

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

Movie · Stunts

1980
Airplane! poster

Airplane!

Movie · Stunts

1979
1941 poster

1941

Movie · Stunts

1979
The Electric Horseman poster

The Electric Horseman

Movie · Stunts

1979
The Lady in Red poster

The Lady in Red

Movie · Stunts

1978
Hooper poster

Hooper

Movie · Stunts

1978
Every Which Way but Loose poster

Every Which Way but Loose

Movie · Stunts

1976
Carrie poster

Carrie

Movie · Stunts