Actress. Best remembered for her starring role as Cindy Mancini in the 1987 comedy, 'Can't Buy Me Love,' opposite Patrick Dempsey. She made her stage debut in a production of 'The Sound of Music' and by the age of 9, appeared as an extra in the musical film 'Annie' (1982), which led to roles on the television shows 'Father Murphy', 'Silver Spoons' and was cast as a regular on the short-lived series 'Boone'. She appeared in several more TV shows before landing a role in the seminal teen comedy 'Can't Buy Me Love.' She went on to appear in a few more films, including 'The Lawless Land' (1988), 'Listen to Me' (1989) and 'Windrunner' (1994) and had roles on TV in such shows and movies as 'A Year in the Life', 'Doogie Howser, M.D', 'Hell Hath No Fury', and 'Jack's Place'. Peterson, who was never able to recapture the success of 'Can't Buy Me Love,' retired in the mid-1990s and moved to Colorado to raise a family.
Actress. Best remembered for her starring role as Cindy Mancini in the 1987 comedy, 'Can't Buy Me Love,' opposite Patrick Dempsey. She made her stage debut in a production of 'The Sound of Music' and by the age of 9, appeared as an extra in the musical film 'Annie' (1982), which led to roles on the television shows 'Father Murphy', 'Silver Spoons' and was cast as a regular on the short-lived series 'Boone'. She appeared in several more TV shows before landing a role in the seminal teen comedy 'Can't Buy Me Love.' She went on to appear in a few more films, including 'The Lawless Land' (1988), 'Listen to Me' (1989) and 'Windrunner' (1994) and had roles on TV in such shows and movies as 'A Year in the Life', 'Doogie Howser, M.D', 'Hell Hath No Fury', and 'Jack's Place'. Peterson, who was never able to recapture the success of 'Can't Buy Me Love,' retired in the mid-1990s and moved to Colorado to raise a family.
Bio by: Louis du Mort
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