Lynne Marie Stewart (born December 14, 1946) is an American actress, best known for her performance as Miss Yvonne, the Most Beautiful Woman in Puppet Land. She originated the role in the 1981 stage show '' The Pee-wee Herman Show'', continuing it on the CBS television show ''

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'', the 2010 Los Angeles stage revival, and the Broadway production which opened in November 2010 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.

Early life

Stewart was born in

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Career

Stewart was a member of

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in the 1970s, and met both Paul Reubens and Phil Hartman there. Stewart played several different nurses on the television series ''

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''. She had a small part in the 1973 film '' American Graffiti'' as Bobbie, who drove the car of girls who pick up Curt (

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) in one scene. She appeared on an episode of the television series ''

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'' as Vanna Anders. She played a variety of characters, including Squiggy's two-timing girlfriend Barbara, on ''

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''. She provided Shirley's voice in the Saturday morning cartoon '' Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour''. She worked with Tracey Ullman in ''

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'' for

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and ''

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'' for

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. She played a nun in Season 6 episode 8 of The Golden Girls. Stewart starred in '' Pee-wee's Big Adventure'', '' Big Top Pee-wee'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Son of the Beach''. She guest-starred on the Disney shows '' Austin and Ally'' and '' Good Luck Charlie'' in 2011. She has appeared in '' Raising Hope'', ''

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'', '' Comedy Bang! Bang!'', and in the 2011 film ''

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''. She has a recurring role as Charlie's mom on ''

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''. She appeared on a ''

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'' profile of her best friend Cindy Williams. In 2011 at the Surflight Theatre, in New Jersey, she appeared in an all-female version of ''The Odd Couple'', starring Cindy Williams and Jo Anne Worley.

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