Lorene Yarnell Jansson

Acting

Lorene Yarnell Jansson

Born March 21, 1944 · Inglewood - California - USA

Died July 29, 2010 · aged 66

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

Known For

SpaceballsSpaceballs · 1987
Spaceballs
6.91987
MovieComedyScience Fiction
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?
Sweet CharitySweet Charity · 1969
Sweet Charity
6.91969
MovieComedyMusic
Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.
GenerationGeneration · 1985
Generation
5.31985
MovieCrimeDrama
Futuristic prospective series pilot, a distant cousin the 1975 theatrical violent sport movie "Rollerball," revolves around a turn-of-the-millennium family on the Great Eve (the night before the year 2000 begins) planning for a reunion. Son Richard Beymer is an inventor working with prosthetic devices to help young athlete brother Drake Hogestyn perfect his game of combat hockey to maintain his skills as a national hero, and Cristina Raines is a socially conscious doctor who wants nothing to do with their prideful father, Bert Remsen, to the distress of their loving mother, Priscilla Pointer.
The Wild Wild West RevisitedThe Wild Wild West Revisited · 1979
The Wild Wild West Revisited
5.41979
MovieWesternTV Movie
The intrepid team of Old West government intelligence agents are brought out of retirement after 10 years to hunt down a cunning new adversary, the son of their former archenemy, who is suspected of cloning imposters to be substituted for the crowned heads of Europe and perhaps even the President of the United States.
Fol-de-RolFol-de-Rol · 1972
Fol-de-Rol
1972
MovieFamilyTV Movie
A filmed version of Sid and Marty Krofft's 1968 live puppet show, set at a medieval fair. The special was a pilot for a weekly series.
Clown WhiteClown White · 1981
Clown White
8.01981
MovieDramaFamily
The story of a rebellious deaf child who goes on a class outing to the city, where he runs away.
The Steadfast Tin SoldierThe Steadfast Tin Soldier · 1984
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
1984
MovieFamily
Version of the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen with the American mime team Shields and Yarnell.
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 · 1983
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
1983
MovieMusicTV Movie
Filmed in 1983 at Las Vegas's Tropicana Hotel and hosted by Diahann Carroll and Richard Kiley, this variety special features a star-studded cast. Performers include Kiley, who sings his show-stopping rendition of "The Impossible Dream," and Tony Award winner Patti LuPone, who belts out "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina." Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Roberta Peters, impressionist Rich Little and mime duo Shields & Yarnell also make appearances.

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