Film and TV actress Lynn Borden, who was known for her roles in films like the Peter Fonda-Adam Roarke starrer “Dirty Mary Crazy Larry,” and the TV show “Hazel,” died March 3 after an extended illness. She was 77.
Born Lynn Freyse in Detroit and raised in Tucson, Borden was crowned Miss Arizona in 1957 and was runner-up in the Miss America pageant that year. She worked as a model before setting her sights on Hollywood. Her credits also included the cult film “Frogs,” in which her character met her demise via a snapping turtle. Her final credit was a 2006 episode of “CSI: NY.”
She was also a painter and sang in her church choir.
Borden is survived by her husband, Roger Brunelle, and her brother, Steve Freyse.
Born Lynn Freyse in Detroit and raised in Tucson, Borden was crowned Miss Arizona in 1957 and was runner-up in the Miss America pageant that year. She worked as a model before setting her sights on Hollywood. Her credits also included the cult film “Frogs,” in which her character met her demise via a snapping turtle. Her final credit was a 2006 episode of “CSI: NY.”
She was also a painter and sang in her church choir.
Borden is survived by her husband, Roger Brunelle, and her brother, Steve Freyse.
- 3/6/2015
- by Variety Staff
- Variety - TV News
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