Dixie Peabody
Acting
Biography
Dixie Peabody (December 11, 1947 – February 28, 2005) was an American actress who appeared in several early-1970s exploitation films produced by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures. She made her film debut in an uncredited role in the biker film Angels Die Hard (1970). Her most prominent role was the lead in Bury Me an Angel (1971), in which she played a woman seeking revenge for her brother’s death. She also appeared in Night Call Nurses (1972) and later worked as a production assistant on Summer School Teachers (1973). Before her acting career, she worked as a model under the name Diane Potter.
Known For
The sweet and perky Barbara, the sunny Janis, and the responsible Sandra are a trio of young and attractive nurses who work in the psych ward at a hospital. The threesome really have their hands full dealing with nutty patients, creepy stalkers, and black revolutionaries
Night Call Nurses
Hosted by John Carradine, this tape is a compilation of scenes from and previews for various exploitation films.
The Best of Sex and Violence
Gang of bikers try to save people in a mining disaster.
Angels Die Hard
A trio of naive, but eager young Midwestern women go to California to teach summer school classes at Regency High School: Perky and willful Conklin T. starts up and coaches an all-female football team, stuffy chemistry teacher Sally Hanson manages to loosen up after she falls hard for a surly juvenile delinquent student, and pert and liberated photography instructor Denise Carter becomes involved with both a two-faced male chauvinist jerk and a more decent and understanding guy.
Summer School Teachers
After learning that her brother has been murdered, biker Dag sets out on the road with two close friends to find the killer. As they travel, they encounter various people and conflicts, and Dag’s emotional struggle becomes increasingly apparent, leading to a final violent confrontation with her brother’s murderer.