具有苏格兰、英国和法国血统，18岁便是知名模特儿，曾以Jackie Bisset之名踏入英国电影界，并未一炮而红，只是在B级片中演些卖弄性感的角色。67年转往好莱坞发展，以《警网勇金刚》露头角，70年即跃居灾难片大制作《国际机场》主角之一。在特吕弗导演的《日以作夜》中，贝西谜样的气质及表演，使得大家对她另眼相看。77年则以《深深深》展现其迷人身材。近年来她大多在电视上露面。
A true character actor in the best sense of the word, offbeat British thespian Peter Vaughan's hefty frame could appear intimidating or marshmallow benevolent; his beady, hollow eyes menacing or tender; his mere presence menacing or avuncular. Adept at playing both sides of the law, his characters usually possessed a strange, somewhat wary countenance that seemed to keep his audience slightly off balance. A homely sort with a bloated face, jutting chin, sliver lips and pronounced nose, this veteran has been a stalwart presence for nearly fifty years. Born Peter Ohm in 1923, he began on the stage and didn't enter films until 1959, well into his thirties.
