Luan Peters

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Luan Peters is a British actress.

She began her career as a singer under the name Karol Keyes, and fronted “Karol Keyes and The Big Sound”, a band previously known as “The Fat Sound”. In 1970, and now billing herself as Luan Peters, she starred in the 13 part TV series Go Girl, playing the lead role, a go-go dancer who finds herself involved in action oriented storylines. However for reasons unknown the show was never broadcast although the pilot episode was released twice on UK video in the early eighties once under the title Give Me a Ring Sometime (which is actually just the pilot episode title) and another as Passport to Murder. She is known for her appearances in Hammer horror films of the 1970s such as Lust for a Vampire and Twins of Evil. Other film credits include: The Flesh and Blood Show, Vampira, The Wildcats of St. Trinians and Pacific Banana.

Her stage work includes, Pajama Tops (1969), Decameron 73 (1973), playing Linda McCartney in John, Paul, George, Ringo and Bert (1974), Tom Stoppard’s Dirty Linen (1976), Shut Your Eyes And Think Of England! (1979) and Funny Peculiar (1985).

She was also active on television in series such as: Z Cars, Public Eye, Doctor Who, Target, The Professionals and as the guest who is gropped more than once by Basil in the Fawlty Towers episode The Psychiatrist. Her last known television role was in an episode in The Bill in 1989, in 2005 she was interviewed for the documentary Fawlty Towers Revisited.

In 1975 Luan fronted the band 5000 Volts and appeared on Top of the Pops singing their hit song “I’m on Fire”. Controversy arose when it was later alleged that Tina Charles had actually sung the vocals on the single itself, however it is believed Luan’s vocals were used for the Top of the Pops performance. Luan continued the release singles (mainly in Europe) throughout the decade.

Director Peter Walker once referred to his film Man of Violence as “a glossy Hollywood thriller made for three and a half pence with the necessary ingredients- Luan Peters with her 42 inch bust, and a bit of blood”, upon reading this Luan retorted “I don’t have a 42 inch bust…. I have a small back”.

[edit] discography

[edit] Singles

• "No One Can Take Your Place" (1964) (as Karol Keyes)
• "You Beat me to the Punch" (196?, Fontana) (as Karol Keyes)
• "Can't You Hear the Music" (196?) (as Karol Keyes)
• "One in a Million" (1964) (as Karol Keyes)
• "A Fool in Love/The Good Love and the Bad Love" (1966) (as Karol Keyes)
• “Crazy Annie/ Colours” (1970)
• “Everything I Want to Do/Billy Come Down” (1973,Polydor)
• “Love Countdown/Beach Love” (1977,CBS,Germany)
• “Dolphin Dive” (1979)
• “Trouble” (1981, from the film ‘Pacific Banana’)

[edit] External links

• two pictures of her
• Luan Peters at the Internet Movie Database
• article about Karol Keyes and the Big Sound