Lorna Patterson

Acting

Lorna Patterson

Born October 1, 1956 · Whittier, California, USA (age 69)

Lorna Patterson is an American film, stage and television actress and, more recently, a Jewish cantor. As an actress, her best-known roles were as Randy, the singing stewardess, in Airplane!, and as the lead in the television series Private Benjamin.

Known For

Airplane!Airplane! · 1980
Airplane!
7.31980
MovieComedy
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Ultraman: The Adventure BeginsUltraman: The Adventure Begins · 1989
Ultraman: The Adventure Begins
6.41989
MovieActionAdventure
The lives of three stunt pilots (Scott, Chuck, and Beth) are changed when they gain the ability to transform into three new Ultra-beings, and form the Ultra Force, to battle four giant Sorkin Monsters.
Nick & NoelNick & Noel · 1993
Nick & Noel
6.41993
MovieAnimationAdventure
A singer and her dog move next door to a widowed father, his little girl and her cat. Despite a rough start, the neighbors grow close, just in time for a Christmas wish to be granted thanks to their devoted pets.
The ImpostorThe Impostor · 1984
The Impostor
4.71984
MovieDrama
After being released from prison, small-time con artist Cade tracks down his old girlfriend. When she rebuffs him, he fakes his past in order to get hired as the principal of the school where she teaches, in the hopes of winning her back. Cade soon begins to take a sincere interest in the welfare of his students, and enlists the help of his friend Matthew to break a drug-dealing network that has infested the school.
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90'sSex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's · 1993
Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
9.01993
MovieComedy
Newswoman Fay Sommerfield takes a morally outraged look at excessive violence, bad language and sacrilege that pass for entertainment in the early 90s. She illustrates this with clips from (fake) current hit films and music videos.
Beane's of BostonBeane's of Boston · 1979
Beane's of Boston
1979
MovieComedyTV Movie
To keep from being fired by his father, Franklin Beane has a bright idea for a theme week for the Mens and Ladies Wear department of Beane's of Boston department store. Pilot episode for a US remake of "Are You Being Served?"
The HangupThe Hangup · 2025
The Hangup
2025
MovieComedy
Struggling to pick-up the pieces of a broken heart...KEVIN finds himself a bit hung up.
Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best FriendSidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend · 1981
Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend
8.01981
MovieDramaComedy
A lonely, gay, middle-aged artist shares his Manhattan brownstone with a young lady in a platonic relationship, and when she becomes pregnant by a married man, he decides to raise her child as his own.

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Working StiffsWorking Stiffs · 1979
Working Stiffs
5.31979
SeriesComedy
Working Stiffs is a short-lived 1979 American television series which starred James Belushi and Michael Keaton as brothers Ernie and Mike O'Rourke. The pair were janitors who aspired to work their way up in the field of business. The brothers worked in an office building owned by their Uncle Harry. Ernie and Mike also were roommates in an apartment over a cafe where they befriended the owner Mitch and waitress Nikki. Each episode featured slapstick and physical comedy. Penny Marshall directed the pilot. Includes an early appearance of Paul Reubens as Heimlich the delivery boy at the cafe. The series aired on CBS. It competed against the highly-rated shows NBC's CHiPs and ABC's The Ropers in its timeslot. Nine episodes were produced but after four episodes aired, the series was canceled. After Belushi and Keaton became major film stars in the 1980s, six episodes of the show were released on home video. Reruns have also aired on A&E Network, Comedy Central and TV Land. The syndication package included the previously unaired episodes.

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