Lynn Kellogg (April 2, 1943 – November 12, 2020) was an American actress and singer.

Biography

Kellogg was perhaps best known for her role as Sheila in the original Broadway production of '' Hair'' in 1968. She also appeared in the 1969 film ''

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'' with

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. In Feb/1972 Kellogg traveled to Vietnam with Sammy Davis Jr and other performers where they performed a USO Show on several US bases in South Vietnam for the US military troops. She subsequently worked in children's television and was a performer of contemporary Christian music. She developed the educational series ''

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'', which aired from 1976 to 1981, and won both Emmy and Peabody Awards.

Death

Kellogg died from complications of

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at a

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hospital on November 12, 2020, during the

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. She was 77. Her husband said she was infected after attending a gathering in

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, in which most attendants did not wear masks. At the time of her death, she also had a non-terminal form of

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, which had affected her

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Filmography

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(1966) (Bird Watcher #6) (as Lynn Ketchum) *

(1969) (Marcie) *

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(1970) (Gabriella) * Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series) (1970) (Roxy)

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* * 1943 births 2020 deaths 20th-century American actresses 20th-century American women singers 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American women singers Actresses from Wisconsin American performers of Christian music American musical theatre actresses Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri People from Appleton, Wisconsin Singers from Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni 20th-century American singers 21st-century American singers {{US-actress-stub