Lorene Yarnell Jansson

Lorene Yarnell Jansson

Known for

Acting

Born

March 21, 1944

Birthplace

Inglewood - California - USA

Died

July 29, 2010 (aged 66)

Biography

Lorene Yarnell, who with Robert Shields, formed the mime-and-dance comedy team Shields and Yarnell and became a familiar presence on television in the 1970s

Best known work

Spaceballs
Spaceballs
1987
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
1975
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
1976
Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity
1969
The Wild Wild West Revisited
The Wild Wild West Revisited
1979
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Sonny and Cher Show
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
Generation
Generation
1985
Christmas at Walt Disney World
Christmas at Walt Disney World
1978
Clown White
Clown White
1981

Filmography

  1. 2025

    Robert Shields: My Life as a Robot

    as Self

  2. 1987

    Spaceballs

    as Dot Matrix

  3. 1985

    Generation

    as Pal

  4. 1984

    The Steadfast Tin Soldier

    as Ballerina

  5. 1983

    Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

  6. 1981

    Clown White

    as Melissa

  7. 1979

    Bob Hope on the Road to China

    as Self (as Shields and Yarnell)

  8. 1979

    The Wild Wild West Revisited

    as Sonia

  9. 1978

    Christmas at Walt Disney World

    as Ms. Clinker

  10. 1978

    Mickey's 50

    as Self

  11. 1977

    Shields and YarnellTV

    as Self (2 episodes)

  12. 1976

    The Muppet ShowTV

    as Self - Special Guest Star (1 episode)

  13. 1976

    The Sonny and Cher ShowTV

    as Regular Performer (23 episodes)

  14. 1975

    Wonder WomanTV

    as Formicida / Dr. Irene Janis (1 episode)

  15. 1972

    Fol-de-Rol

    as Ensemble (uncredited)

  16. 1969

    Sweet Charity

    as Dancer (uncredited)

  17. 1961

    The Mike Douglas ShowTV

    as Self (2 episodes)

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