 Peters first performed on the stage as a child and then a teenage actor in the 1960s , and in film and television in the 1970s . She was praised for this early work and for appearances on The Muppet Show , The Carol Burnett Show and in other television work , and for her roles in films like Silent Movie , The Jerk , Pennies from Heaven and Annie . In the 1980s , she returned to the theatre , where she became one of the best @-@ known Broadway stars over the next three decades . She also has recorded six solo albums and several singles , as well as many cast albums , and performs regularly in her own solo concert act . In the 2010s , Peters continues to act on stage , in films and on television , where she has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards , winning once . 
