Lynn Borden
{{Short description|American actress (1937–2015)}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Lynn Borden
|image = Lynn Borden 1962.JPG
|caption = Borden on CBS, 1962
|birth_name = Lynn Marie Freyse
|birth_date = {{birth date|1937|03|24}}
|birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2015|03|03|1937|03|24}}
|death_place = Encino, California, U.S.
|occupation = Film and television actress
|father = Bill Freyse
|spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Chris Borden|1958|1963|end=div.}}
- {{marriage|Roger Brunelle|1982}}
}}
|alma mater = University of Arizona
|years_active = 1962–2006
}}
Lynn Marie Freyse (March 24, 1937 – March 3, 2015) was an American film and television actress. She was known for playing Barbara Baxter in the final season of the American sitcom television series Hazel.
Life and career
Borden was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Evelyn and Bill Freyse, a cartoonist,{{Cite book|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lEcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PU8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5311,4809282&dq|title=Hazel's New Family|first=Vince|last=Leonard|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=August 29, 1965|access-date=August 14, 2021|via=Google Books}} {{Open access}} and raised in Tucson, Arizona.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/lynn-borden-dead-hazel-actress-779782/|title=Lynn Borden, Actress on TV's 'Hazel,' Dies at 77|first=Mike|last=Barnes|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 6, 2015|access-date=August 14, 2021}} Borden attended the University of Arizona, where she performed in theatre and studied drama and psychology. Borden graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1958.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L70bAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA99|title='Hazel's' Boss|first=Vince|last=Leonard|work=The Pittsburgh Press|date=February 12, 1966|access-date=August 14, 2021|via=Google Books}} {{Open access}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.go-star.com/antiquing/lynn_borden/|title=Actress Lynn Borden Collects Frog and Elephant Figures|first=Ken|last=Hall|access-date=August 14, 2021|website=go-star.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807131224/http://www.go-star.com/antiquing/lynn_borden.htm|archive-date=August 7, 2020|url-status=live|via=Wayback Machine}} In 1957 she had won the Miss Arizona pageant and been a runner-up in the Miss America Pageant.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83433491/lynn-borden-obituary-1937-2015/|title=Lynn Borden Obituary (1937–2015)|work=Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=March 8, 2015|access-date=August 14, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
File:Lynn Borden Ray Fulmer 1965.jpg in Hazel, 1965]]
Borden began her screen career in 1962 with an uncredited role as a party guest in the film Days of Wine and Roses.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wrw8DwAAQBAJ|title=Blake Edwards: Interviews|page=28|first=Gabriella|last=Oldham|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|date=December 12, 2017|isbn=9781496815675|via=Google Books}} In 1965 she was cast as Barbara Baxter for the final season of Hazel. After the series ended in 1966 Borden appeared in other television programs, including The Fugitive, Get Smart, Fantasy Island and The Dick Van Dyke Show. She also starred and co-starred in films such as Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Frogs,{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHnNDwAAQBAJ|title=Ray Milland: The Films, 1929–1984|page=253|first=James|last=McKay|publisher=McFarland|date=February 7, 2020|isbn=9781476678870|via=Google Books}} Black Mama White Mama, Walking Tall, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry and Savannah Smiles. Borden retired in 2006, last appearing in the police procedural television series CSI: NY.
Personal life
Borden married Chris Borden in 1958.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/70349589/|title='Hazel's' Employer Learns to Listen|work=El Paso Herald-Post|location=El Paso, Texas|date=August 28, 1965|access-date=August 14, 2021|page=34|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1137660/tucson-daily-citizen/|title=Lynn Freyse Becomes Bride of Chris Borden|work=Tucson Daily Citizen|location=Tucson, Arizona|date=March 8, 1958|page=24|access-date=August 14, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} They divorced in 1963. Borden married Roger Brunelle{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-02-12-va-1314-story.html|title='Vette's Best Friend: Roger Brunelle, 'the guru of fiberglassing,' heads a now-venerable enterprise that customizes, restores and repairs the sleek sports cars.|first=David|last=Barry|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 12, 1993|access-date=August 14, 2021}} in 1982, the marriage lasting until her death in 2015.
Death
Borden died in March 2015 after an extended illness in Encino, California, at the age of 77.
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Days of Wine and Roses | Party Guest | uncredited |
| 1964 | The Carpetbaggers | Starlet in Restaurant | uncredited |
| 1964 | What a Way to Go! | Minor Role | uncredited |
| 1964 | Roustabout | College Girl | uncredited |
| 1968 | The Wrecking Crew | Miss Long Distance | uncredited |
| 1969 | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | Cutter | |
| 1972 | Frogs | Jenny Crockett | |
| 1972 | The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid | Kate's Girl | uncredited |
| 1972 | The Weekend Girl | Connie | TV movie |
| 1973 | Black Mama White Mama | Matron Densmore | |
| 1973 | Walking Tall | Margie Ann | |
| 1973 | This Is a Hijack | Diane | |
| 1973 | Breezy | Overnight Date | |
| 1974 | The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton | Miss Pinkey | TV movie |
| 1974 | Dirty Mary Crazy Larry | Evelyn Stanton | |
| 1976 | St. Ives | Party Girl | |
| 1982 | Savannah Smiles | Carol Callier | |
| 1985 | Hellhole | Susan's Mother |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | General Hospital | Iris Jackson | unknown episodes |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Bus Passenger | 1 episode |
| 1963 | The New Phil Silvers Show | Factory Worker | 1 episode |
| 1964 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Second Model | 1 episode |
| 1965–1966 | Hazel | Barbara Baxter | Main cast (season 5) |
| 1967 | My Three Sons | Helen Mitchell | 1 episode |
| 1967–1968 | Family Affair | Marie/Marcia/Model | 3 episodes |
| 1967–1969 | Get Smart | Girl/Miss Parker | 2 episodes |
| 1968 | The F.B.I. | Jess Devlin | 1 episode |
| 1969 | Ironside | Gloria James | 1 episode |
| 1969 | The Mod Squad | Judy Belson | 1 episode |
| 1974 | The Magical World of Disney | Miss Pinkey | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | McCoy | Grace Bishop | 1 episode |
| 1975 | McMillan & Wife | Sharon Joyce | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Police Story | Bette | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Petrocelli | Susan Kurry | 1 episode |
| 1977 | The Fantastic Journey | Enid Jordan | 2 episodes |
| 1977 | Dog and Cat | Mavis | unknown episodes |
| 1977 | Starsky and Hutch | Roxy | 1 episode |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island | Nancy Preston | 1 episode |
| 1979 | Centennial | Vesta Volkema | 1 episode |
| 1980 | CHiPs | Herself | 1 episode |
| 1982 | The Fall Guy | Gloria | 1 episode |
| 2006 | CSI: NY | Elderly Woman with Dog | 1 episode |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0096143}}
- {{TCMDb name|19319%7C102849}}
- [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/lynn_borden/ Rotten Tomatoes profile]
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Category:Actresses from Detroit
Category:Actresses from Tucson, Arizona
Category:University of Arizona alumni
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses