 Peters has received many honorary awards , including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1987 . She was named the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year in 1987 . Other honors include the Sarah Siddons Award for outstanding performance in a Chicago theatrical production ( 1994 ) ; the American Theatre Hall of Fame at the Gershwin Theatre in New York City ( 1996 ) , as the youngest person so honored ; The Actors ' Fund Artistic Achievement Medal ( 1999 ) ; an Honorary Doctorate from Hofstra University ( 2002 ) ; the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame in 2002 and the National Dance Institute 2009 Artistic Honoree . 
