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Lynn Benisch

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Lynn Benisch
Lynn Benisch was born on 9 August 1940. She is an actress, known for Planet of the Apes (1974), The Next Step Beyond (1978) and One Life to Live (1968).
BornAugust 9, 1940
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    • Known for

    Planet of the Apes (1974)
    Planet of the Apes
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Susan(as Lynn Benesch)
    The Next Step Beyond (1978)
    The Next Step Beyond
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Valerie
    Kristen Alderson, Kassie Wesley DePaiva, Erika Slezak, Trevor St. John, and John-Paul Lavoisier in One Life to Live (1968)
    One Life to Live
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Meredith Lord #2
    • Meredith Lord
    James A. Osmond in The Great Brain (1978)
    The Great Brain
    5.8
    • Mrs. Anderson
    • 1978

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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
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Beverly Stark (as Lynn Chester)
      • 1986
    • Command 5 (1985)
      Command 5
      4.3
      TV Movie
      • Ann Bryan (as Lynn Benesch)
      • 1985
    • The Sophisticated Gents (1981)
      The Sophisticated Gents
      8.1
      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
      7.5
      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
      5.0
      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
      5.8
      • Mrs. Anderson
      • 1978
    • Valerie Harper in Rhoda (1974)
      Rhoda
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Party Guest (as Lynn Benesch)
      • 1978
    • Bruce Boxleitner and 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
    • James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in 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
    • Kristen Alderson, Kassie Wesley DePaiva, Erika Slezak, Trevor St. John, and John-Paul Lavoisier in One Life to Live (1968)
      One Life to Live
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Meredith Lord #2
      • Meredith Lord
      • 1969–1973

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Lynn Benesch
    • Born
      • August 9, 1940
    • 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.
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      • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • 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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