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Lynn Benisch(1940-2023)

  • Actress
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Lynn Benisch
Lynn Benisch was born on 9 August 1940 in Westchester County, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Next Step Beyond (1978), Planet of the Apes (1974) and One Life to Live (1968). She was married to Colby Chester. She died on 4 July 2023 in Georgia, USA.
BornAugust 9, 1940
DiedJuly 4, 2023(82)
BornAugust 9, 1940
DiedJuly 4, 2023(82)
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Known for

The Next Step Beyond (1978)
The Next Step Beyond
7.6
TV Series
  • Valerie
Planet of the Apes (1974)
Planet of the Apes
7.0
TV Series
  • Susan(as Lynn Benesch)
One Life to Live (1968)
One Life to Live
6.9
TV Series
  • Meredith Lord
  • Meredith Wolek
  • Meredith Lord #2
  • Meredith
James A. Osmond in The Great Brain (1978)
The Great Brain
5.7
  • Mrs. Anderson(as Lynn Benesch)
  • 1978

Credits

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Actress

  • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
    The Young and the Restless
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Beverly Stark (as Lynn Chester)
    • 1986
  • Command 5 (1985)
    Command 5
    4.2
    TV Movie
    • Ann Bryan (as Lynn Benesch)
    • 1985
  • The Sophisticated Gents (1981)
    The Sophisticated Gents
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Renee Marcus
    • 1981
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Amy Phillips Sawyer (as Lynn Benesch)
    • 1980
  • This Is the Life (1952)
    This Is the Life
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Elaine (as Lynn Benesch)
    • 1979
  • Hanging In
    3.2
    TV Series
    • Mona
    • 1979
  • Starsky and Hutch (1975)
    Starsky and Hutch
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Candy Reese (as Lynn Benesch)
    • 1979
  • The Next Step Beyond (1978)
    The Next Step Beyond
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Valerie
    • 1978
  • James A. Osmond in The Great Brain (1978)
    The Great Brain
    5.7
    • Mrs. Anderson (as Lynn Benesch)
    • 1978
  • Valerie Harper in Rhoda (1974)
    Rhoda
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Party Guest (as Lynn Benesch)
    • 1978
  • James Arness in How the West Was Won (1976)
    How the West Was Won
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Mina
    • 1978
  • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
    Happy Days
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Miss Franklin (as Lynn Benesch)
    • 1976
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Zoe (as Lynn Benesch)
    • 1975
  • Planet of the Apes (1974)
    Planet of the Apes
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Susan (as Lynn Benesch)
    • 1974
  • One Life to Live (1968)
    One Life to Live
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Meredith Lord
    • Meredith Wolek
    • Meredith Lord #2 ...
    • 1969–1973

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Lynn Benesch
  • Born
    • August 9, 1940
    • Westchester County, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 4, 2023
    • Georgia, USA
  • Spouse
    • Colby Chester(divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    She acted in Neil Simon's play, "The Star-Spangled Girl," at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey with Anthony Perkins, and Remak Ramsay in the cast. Anthony Perkins was also director.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Along with a childhood friend she put on shows for Vietnam vets who were confined to a VA hospital in the late 1960s and early 1970s
  • Nicknames
    • Lynn Chester
    • Lynn Benesch

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