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She has doubled for stars such as Sigourney Weaver, Delia Sheppard, Joan Cusack, Mary Gross, Tina Louise, Brigitte Nielsen, Vanessa & Lynn Redgrave, and Lindsay Wagner. Among her stunt resume are films such as Carrie (1976, with stunts by Dick Ziker and Janet Brady), The Lady in Red (1979, with Louise Fletcher, Christopher Lloyd, Dick Miller, Nancy Parsons, Michael Cavanaugh, and stunts by Vince Deadrick and Harry Wowchuk), Airplane! (1980, with Jonathan Banks, Marcy Goldman, Gregory Itzin, Cyril O'Reilly, Kenneth Tobey, Jason Wingreen, and stunts by Leslie Hoffman, Janet Brady, and Gene LeBell), The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982, with Richard Lynch, Anthony De Longis, Joseph Ruskin, and Jeff Corey), Lethal Weapon (1987), Beetle Juice (1988), Ghostbusters II (1989, with Aaron Lustig, Page L

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  • She has doubled for stars such as Sigourney Weaver, Delia Sheppard, Joan Cusack, Mary Gross, Tina Louise, Brigitte Nielsen, Vanessa & Lynn Redgrave, and Lindsay Wagner. Among her stunt resume are films such as Carrie (1976, with stunts by Dick Ziker and Janet Brady), The Lady in Red (1979, with Louise Fletcher, Christopher Lloyd, Dick Miller, Nancy Parsons, Michael Cavanaugh, and stunts by Vince Deadrick and Harry Wowchuk), Airplane! (1980, with Jonathan Banks, Marcy Goldman, Gregory Itzin, Cyril O'Reilly, Kenneth Tobey, Jason Wingreen, and stunts by Leslie Hoffman, Janet Brady, and Gene LeBell), The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982, with Richard Lynch, Anthony De Longis, Joseph Ruskin, and Jeff Corey), Lethal Weapon (1987), Beetle Juice (1988), Ghostbusters II (1989, with Aaron Lustig, Page L
  • Mary Peters a.k.a. Mary Katherine Peters or Mary Peters Scannell is an American actress and stuntwoman best known for her stunt work is films such as Lethal Weapon, Terminator II and Independence Day. Originally from California, she started out as a model for 20th Century Fox, her screen career began when she landed a part in MASH working on side roles. In her own words, she was "always the tall, red-haired nurse in the background, and often teamed up with Radar because he is shorter than me, and it was lots of fun." During the six-month filming hiatus each year, she would attend courses to train as a stuntwoman. After working for MASH for five years and earning her Screen Actors Guild card, she moved on to other roles, specializing in stunt work.
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  • M*A*S*H
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  • Mary Peters
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  • red
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  • 310.0
Character
  • Lieutenant Peters
Episodes
  • "Officer of the Day" and "Payday"
Gender
  • Female
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  • She has doubled for stars such as Sigourney Weaver, Delia Sheppard, Joan Cusack, Mary Gross, Tina Louise, Brigitte Nielsen, Vanessa & Lynn Redgrave, and Lindsay Wagner. Among her stunt resume are films such as Carrie (1976, with stunts by Dick Ziker and Janet Brady), The Lady in Red (1979, with Louise Fletcher, Christopher Lloyd, Dick Miller, Nancy Parsons, Michael Cavanaugh, and stunts by Vince Deadrick and Harry Wowchuk), Airplane! (1980, with Jonathan Banks, Marcy Goldman, Gregory Itzin, Cyril O'Reilly, Kenneth Tobey, Jason Wingreen, and stunts by Leslie Hoffman, Janet Brady, and Gene LeBell), The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982, with Richard Lynch, Anthony De Longis, Joseph Ruskin, and Jeff Corey), Lethal Weapon (1987), Beetle Juice (1988), Ghostbusters II (1989, with Aaron Lustig, Page Leong, George Wilbur, Christopher Neame, and stunts by Jophery C. Brown, Tony Brubaker, Erik Cord, Vince Deadrick, Donna Garrett, Joel Kramer, Bob Minor, Kim Washington, and Andy Gill), Bride of Re-Animator (1990, with Jeffrey Combs), Terminator II (1991), The Addams Family (1991, with Christopher Lloyd and Carel Struycken), Batman Returns (1992), Dolly Dearest (1992, starring Denise Crosby and Chris Demetral), Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994), Copycat (1995), Independence Day (1996, with Brent Spiner), Alien: Resurrection (1997, with Brad Dourif and Ron Perlman), Playing God (1997), Mimic (1997), and Hansel & Gretel (2002, with Daniel Roebuck). Peters has also performed stunts in television series such as M*A*S*H (1974-1975), The Fall Guy, Knight Rider, Charlie's Angels, CHiPs, Silk Stalkings, VR5, Alien Nation, L.A. Law, Baywatch, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Baywatch Nights (1996, with Anthony Guidera).
  • Mary Peters a.k.a. Mary Katherine Peters or Mary Peters Scannell is an American actress and stuntwoman best known for her stunt work is films such as Lethal Weapon, Terminator II and Independence Day. Originally from California, she started out as a model for 20th Century Fox, her screen career began when she landed a part in MASH working on side roles. In her own words, she was "always the tall, red-haired nurse in the background, and often teamed up with Radar because he is shorter than me, and it was lots of fun." During the six-month filming hiatus each year, she would attend courses to train as a stuntwoman. After working for MASH for five years and earning her Screen Actors Guild card, she moved on to other roles, specializing in stunt work. She made several uncredited appearances as a nurse. In "Check-Up" she is seen to the left of Lieutenant Kellye in the group of nurses being briefed by Margaret. Later she is seen dancing with Radar at the party for Trapper. In "Life with Father", she also dances with Radar at the party after the bris ceremony. She appears as an OR nurse in "Officer of the Day" and then in "Payday". In "Margaret's Marriage", she is seen playing basketball with Potter, Hawkeye, BJ, Klinger and Father Mulcahy. When Donald Penobscott arrives, Potter introduces her as Lieutenant Peters, probably the only time her character is named.
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